Snipe IT is a free and open-source IT asset management system. It helps organizations to manage their assets such as servers, laptops, and other devices. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Snipe IT on OpenSUSE Latest.
Before starting, make sure you have the following requirements:
The first step is to update the system to its latest version using the following command:
sudo zypper update
Before installing Snipe IT, you need to install some required packages. Run the following command to install these packages:
sudo zypper install git curl sudo apache2 php7 php7-mysql apache2-mod_php7 php7-pdo_mysql php7-session php7-json php7-gd php7-mbstring php7-ldap tar wget
Composer is a dependency manager for PHP. Run the following command to install composer:
sudo curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | sudo php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer
After installing, make sure composer is working properly by running the following command:
composer --version
Next, download the latest version of Snipe IT from the official website using the following command:
sudo wget https://github.com/snipe/snipe-it/releases/download/v5.3.0/snipeit-v5.3.0.zip
Extract the downloaded file using the following command:
sudo unzip snipeit-v5.3.0.zip -d /var/www/htdocs/snipeit
After extracting, navigate to the Snipe IT directory using the following command:
cd /var/www/htdocs/snipeit
Next, run the following command to install required packages for Snipe IT:
sudo composer install --no-dev --prefer-source
Now, copy the example environment file and modify it according to your requirements using the following commands:
sudo cp .env.example .env
sudo nano .env
Set the following variables:
APP_URL=http://localhost:8000/
DB_DATABASE=snipeit
DB_USERNAME=root (as per your database user)
DB_PASSWORD=secretpassword
Save and close the file.
Set the appropriate permissions on the storage and bootstrap/cache directories using the following commands:
sudo chmod -R 777 storage bootstrap/cache
Generate a new application key using the following command:
sudo php artisan key:generate
Finally, run the following commands to initialize the database and populate it with necessary data:
sudo php artisan migrate --seed
sudo php artisan db:seed --class=InitialSetupSeeder
Next, configure Apache to serve Snipe IT. To do so, create a new virtual host configuration file using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/conf.d/snipeit.conf
Add the following lines to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName snipeit.local
DocumentRoot /var/www/htdocs/snipeit/public
<Directory /var/www/htdocs/snipeit/public>
AllowOverride All
Allow from All
Options FollowSymLinks
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Save and close the file.
Next, enable the Apache rewrite module and restart the Apache service using the following commands:
sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo systemctl restart apache2.service
Snipe IT is now installed, and you can access it using your web browser. To access Snipe IT, open your web browser and navigate to:
OR
If everything goes well, you should see the Snipe IT web interface. You can now start managing your assets with Snipe IT.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install Snipe IT on OpenSUSE Latest. We installed all the necessary packages, configured the Apache web server, and initialized the Snipe IT database. Snipe IT is now ready for use.
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