How to Install Snipe IT on OpenBSD

Snipe IT is a popular open-source IT asset management software that allows organizations to track their hardware and software assets throughout their lifecycle. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Snipe IT on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

• A server running OpenBSD
• A non-root user with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

The first step is to install the necessary dependencies. OpenBSD uses the pkg_add command to install packages. Run the following command to update the package repository and install required dependencies:

$ sudo pkg_add -Uu
$ sudo pkg_add node npm mariadb nginx

Step 2: Install Snipe IT

Now, download the Snipe IT source code from the official website or GitHub:

$ sudo git clone https://github.com/snipe/snipe-it.git /var/www/snipe-it

Navigate to the cloned directory and install the required packages using the following command:

$ sudo npm install --production

Once the installation is complete, rename the .env.example file to .env and edit it to set your database credentials:

$ cd /var/www/snipe-it
$ sudo cp .env.example .env
$ sudo nano .env

Make sure to set the following lines in your .env file:

APP_URL=https://your-server-domain-name
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=snipeit
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=your-password

Step 3: Set Up the Database

To set up the database, run the following commands:

$ sudo mysql -u root -p
> CREATE DATABASE snipeit;
> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON snipeit.* TO 'your-username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your-password';
> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
> exit

To set up the initial tables, run:

$ sudo php artisan migrate --seed

Step 4: Configure Nginx

Finally, configure Nginx to serve Snipe IT. Create a new Nginx configuration file inside the /etc/nginx/sites-available/ directory:

$ sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/snipeit

Add the following contents to the file:

server {
        listen 80;
        server_name your-server-domain-name;

        root /var/www/snipe-it/public;

        index index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html index.php;

        location / {
                try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php$is_args$args;
        }

        location ~ \.php$ {
                include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
                fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm.sock;
        }
}

Save the file and create a symbolic link to enable the site:

$ sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/snipeit /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Finally, test the configuration and restart Nginx:

$ sudo nginx -t
$ sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 5: Access Snipe IT

You can now access Snipe IT by navigating to your server's IP address or domain name in a web browser. Login using the default credentials:

Username: admin
Password: password

You should now be able to access the Snipe IT dashboard and start tracking your assets.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you successfully installed Snipe IT on OpenBSD. We covered the installation of required dependencies, configuring the database, configuring Nginx, and accessing Snipe IT for the first time.

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