How to Install Snipe IT on Fedora Server

Snipe IT is open-source software designed to manage assets and licenses for small to large organizations. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Snipe IT on the latest version of the Fedora server.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, you need to ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

A Fedora server with root access or sudo user privileges.
Apache, PHP, and MySQL installed on your Fedora server.

Step 1: Install the Required PHP Modules

Firstly, you need to install the required PHP modules by running the following commands:

sudo dnf install -y php php-mysqlnd php-gd php-ldap wget php-mbstring

Step 2: Install Composer

Next, install the composer package manager by running the following command:

sudo dnf install -y composer

Step 3: Configure the MySQL Database

Create a new MySQL database and user for Snipe IT by running the following commands:

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

Remember to replace snipeituser and password with your own values.

Step 4: Download and Install Snipe IT

Run the following commands to download and install Snipe IT:

sudo wget https://github.com/snipe/snipe-it/releases/latest/download/snipeit.zip
sudo unzip snipeit.zip -d /var/www
sudo mv /var/www/snipe-* /var/www/snipeit
cd /var/www/snipeit
sudo composer install --no-dev --prefer-source

Step 5: Create a Configuration File

Create a configuration file for Snipe IT by running the following commands:

sudo cp .env.example .env
sudo nano .env

Edit the file and fill in your database details that you created earlier.

Step 6: Configure Apache

Create a virtual host for Snipe IT by running the following command:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/snipeit.conf

Add the following lines to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName snipeit.domain.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/snipeit/public

    <Directory /var/www/snipeit/public>
        AllowOverride All
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/snipeit.error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/snipeit.access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace snipeit.domain.com with your domain name.

Step 7: Enable the Virtual Host

Enable the virtual host by running the following command:

sudo ln -s /etc/httpd/sites-available/snipeit.conf /etc/httpd/sites-enabled/snipeit.conf

Step 8: Restart Apache

Restart the Apache service for the changes to take effect:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 9: Finish Installation

Finally, go to http://snipeit.domain.com in your web browser to finish the installation process.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Snipe IT on your Fedora server!