How to Install LibreNMS on Windows 10

LibreNMS is a network monitoring tool that allows you to monitor your network devices, interfaces, applications, and services. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing LibreNMS on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you will need the following:

• Windows 10
• XAMPP or WAMP server
• Git
• Composer

Installation Steps

Step 1: Install XAMPP or WAMP server

First, you need to install XAMPP or WAMP server. You can download XAMPP from https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html and WAMP server from http://www.wampserver.com/en/.

Step 2: Install Git

Next, you need to install Git. You can download Git from https://git-scm.com/download/win.

Step 3: Install Composer

After installing Git, you need to install Composer. You can download Composer from https://getcomposer.org/download/.

Step 4: Clone LibreNMS Repository

Now, you need to clone the LibreNMS repository using Git. Open the Git command prompt and run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/librenms/librenms.git

This will clone the LibreNMS repository to your local machine.

Step 5: Install Dependencies

After cloning the repository, navigate to the directory where you cloned the repository and run the following command in the command prompt:

composer install --no-dev

This will install all the necessary dependencies.

Step 6: Configure Database

Next, you need to configure the database for LibreNMS. Open the XAMPP or WAMP server control panel and start the Apache and MySQL services.

Then, open a web browser and go to http://localhost/phpmyadmin/. Create a new database for LibreNMS.

Step 7: Configure LibreNMS

Now, you need to configure LibreNMS. Copy the .env.example file to .env by running the following command in the command prompt:

copy .env.example .env

Then, open the .env file in a text editor and update the following variables:

APP_URL=http://localhost/
DB_DATABASE=database_name
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=

Replace database_name with the name of the database you created in Step 6.

Step 8: Generate Application Key

Next, you need to generate an application key for LibreNMS. Run the following command in the command prompt:

php artisan key:generate

Step 9: Run Database Migrations

Now, you need to run the database migrations for LibreNMS. Run the following command in the command prompt:

php artisan migrate --seed

This will create the necessary tables and seed the database.

Step 10: Configure Cron Job

Finally, you need to configure a cron job to run the poller for LibreNMS. Run the following command in the command prompt:

php artisan cron:install

This will create a cron job to run the poller every 5 minutes.

Step 11: Access LibreNMS

You can now access LibreNMS by opening a web browser and going to http://localhost/librenms/. Log in using the default username admin and default password admin.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install LibreNMS on Windows 10. With LibreNMS, you can monitor your network devices, interfaces, applications, and services easily.

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