Backup Cisco configuration by write event to external server - Example for Flask

flask_write_put_to_file.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# write config to file with cisco archive command 
# see more in blog article: https://lanbugs.de/netzwerktechnik/hersteller/cisco/cisco-python-backup-der-konfiguration-bei-write-event-auf-externen-server/

from flask import Flask
from flask import request

app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route("/put/<cfg>", methods=['PUT'])
def get_config(cfg):
   with open('/opt/cisco_config/incoming_configs/%s' % cfg, "wb") as f:
      f.write(request.data)
   return "ok"

if __name__ == "__main__":
    app.run()