diff --git a/appliances/network_automation.gns3a b/appliances/network_automation.gns3a
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+{
+    "name": "Network Automation",
+    "category": "guest",
+    "description": "This container provides the popular tools used for network automation: Netmiko, NAPALM, Pyntc, and Ansible.",
+    "vendor_name": "GNS3",
+    "vendor_url": "http://www.gns3.com",
+    "product_name": "Network Automation",
+    "registry_version": 3,
+    "status": "stable",
+    "maintainer": "GNS3 Team",
+    "maintainer_email": "developers@gns3.net",
+    "symbol": "linux_guest.svg",
+    "docker": {
+        "adapters": 1,
+        "image": "gns3/network_automation:latest",
+        "console_type": "telnet"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/docker/network_automation/Dockerfile b/docker/network_automation/Dockerfile
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+# docker base image for Netmiko, NAPALM, Pyntc, and Ansible
+
+FROM ubuntu:xenial
+
+RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get update && apt-get -y --no-install-recommends install \
+    telnet curl openssh-client nano vim-tiny iputils-ping python build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev \
+    python-pip python-setuptools python-dev net-tools ansible \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
+    && pip install --upgrade pip \
+    && pip install cryptography netmiko napalm pyntc
+
+VOLUME [ "/root" ]
+CMD [ "sh", "-c", "cd; exec bash -i" ]
+
diff --git a/docker/network_automation/README.md b/docker/network_automation/README.md
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+# Ubuntu - Network Automation Toolbox
+
+This appliance contains the following network automation tools:
+
+- Netmiko
+- NAPALM
+- Pyntc
+- Ansible
+
+The /root folder is mount by default
+
+## Build and publish the Images
+
+First the base image has to be created:
+
+```
+docker build -t gns3/network_automation:latest .
+docker push gns3/network_automation:latest    (optional)
+```