How to Install Snipe IT on Void Linux

Snipe IT is a free, open-source, and powerful asset management software that allows businesses and individuals to track and manage their IT assets. Void Linux is a lightweight, rolling release Linux distribution that is designed for advanced users who prefer to configure their system from scratch. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Snipe IT on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation process, you need to ensure that you have the following prerequisites in place:

• A running instance of Void Linux with root privileges.
• A web server (i.e., Apache or Nginx) and PHP installed on the Void Linux instance.
• A MySQL or MariaDB database server installed and configured.

Step 1: Install Git

Snipe IT is hosted on GitHub. Therefore, the first step that you need to take is to install Git on your Void Linux server. You can install Git by running the following command:

xbps-install -S git

Step 2: Clone the Snipe IT Repository

After installing Git, you need to clone the Snipe IT repository to your Void Linux server's document root directory. In this tutorial, we will use the /var/www/html directory as our document root directory. You can clone the Snipe IT repository by running the following command:

cd /var/www/html
git clone https://github.com/snipe/snipe-it.git

Step 3: Install PHP Dependencies

Snipe IT is written in PHP and requires some dependencies to function correctly. You can install the necessary PHP dependencies by running the following command:

cd snipe-it
composer install --no-dev --prefer-source

Step 4: Create a MySQL Database and User

Snipe IT requires a MySQL or MariaDB database to store the application data. You can create a new database and user by running the following commands:

mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE snipeit;
CREATE USER 'snipeituser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON snipeit.* TO 'snipeituser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Step 5: Configure the Snipe IT Environment

You need to configure the Snipe IT environment by creating a .env file in the root directory of the Snipe IT installation directory. You can use the .env.example file as a template. You can copy the example file to .env file by running the following command:

cp .env.example .env

Open the .env file in your favorite text editor and update the following lines with your MySQL database credentials:

DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_DATABASE=snipeit
DB_USERNAME=snipeituser
DB_PASSWORD=password

Step 6: Configure the Web Server

Finally, you need to configure the webserver to point to the Snipe IT installation directory. If you are using Apache, you can create a new snipeit.conf file in the /etc/httpd/conf.d directory with the following content:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName your-domain.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/snipe-it/public

    <Directory /var/www/html/snipe-it/public>
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/snipe-it_error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/snipe-it_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

After creating the configuration file, you need to reload the Apache service:

systemctl reload httpd.service

If you are using Nginx, you can create a new snipeit.conf file in the /etc/nginx/conf.d directory with the following content:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your-domain.com;
    root /var/www/html/snipe-it/public;

    index index.php index.html;
    charset utf-8;

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

    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
    }

    error_log /var/log/nginx/snipe-it_error.log;
    access_log /var/log/nginx/snipe-it_access.log combined;
}

After creating the configuration file, you need to reload the Nginx service:

systemctl reload nginx.service

Step 7: Access Snipe IT Web Installer

You can now access the Snipe IT web installer by navigating to your server's IP address or domain name in your web browser. The installer will guide you through the installation process.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Snipe IT on Void Linux. We hope that this tutorial has been helpful in getting you started with Snipe IT. If you run into any issues during installation, feel free to refer to the official Snipe IT documentation.

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