GLPI (Gestionnaire Libre de Parc Informatique) is an open-source IT asset management and help desk software. In this tutorial, we will guide you step-by-step on how to install GLPI on the latest FreeBSD version.
Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that you have the following:
The first step is to update your FreeBSD system packages and ports to the latest version. Open your terminal or console and execute the following command:
sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade
sudo pkg install bash
GLPI requires a web server to run, and for this tutorial, we will be using Apache. To install Apache on FreeBSD, use the following command:
sudo pkg install apache24
Next, enable the Apache web server to start automatically at boot time:
sudo sysrc apache24_enable="YES"
GLPI also requires a relational database management system to store its data. For this tutorial, we will be using MariaDB (MySQL) as our database server.
Execute the following command to install MariaDB:
sudo pkg install mariadb105-server
Start and enable MariaDB to start automatically at boot time:
sudo sysrc mysql_enable="YES"
sudo service mysql-server start
Configure MariaDB security settings by executing the command below:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Enter the MySQL root password when prompted and follow the prompts to secure your MariaDB installation.
Next, create a database for GLPI:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter the root password and then execute the following SQL command to create the GLPI database:
CREATE DATABASE glpidb CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci;
GRANT ALL ON glpidb.* TO 'glpiuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password123';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Make sure to replace password123 with a strong password of your choice.
GLPI is developed in PHP and requires some PHP modules to be installed on the server. Execute the following command to install PHP 8.0 and its required modules:
sudo pkg install php80 php80-mysqli php80-session php80-pdo php80-pdo_mysql php80-json php80-xml php80-mbstring php80-openssl php80-curl php80-gd php80-filter
Once the installation is complete, start the Apache web server:
sudo service apache24 start
Now you can download and install GLPI on FreeBSD. You can download the latest version of GLPI from the official website. In this tutorial, we will use version 9.5.7.
Execute the following command to download GLPI:
sudo fetch https://github.com/glpi-project/glpi/releases/download/9.5.7/glpi-9.5.7.tgz
Extract the downloaded archive to the Apache web server root directory:
sudo tar -xvf glpi-9.5.7.tgz -C /usr/local/www/apache24/data/
Change the ownership of the GLPI installation directory:
sudo chown -R www:www /usr/local/www/apache24/data/glpi/
Finally, open your web browser and navigate to http://your-server-ip-address/glpi/ to access the GLPI web installer.
Follow the on-screen instructions to configure your GLPI installation, including the database connection settings and other configurations.
That's it! You have successfully installed GLPI on FreeBSD latest. You can now start managing your IT assets and help desk tickets using GLPI.
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