Tutorial: How to Install Snipe IT on Windows 10

Snipe IT is an open-source and modern asset management system that allows you to track all of your assets, including hardware, software, licenses, and more. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the step-by-step process of installing Snipe IT on a Windows 10 machine.

Prerequisites

Before starting, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:

  • Windows 10, 64-bit version
  • Minimum of 2GB RAM and 2 CPUs
  • XAMPP or similar web server software installed
  • PHP version 7.3 installed
  • Composer installed
  • Git installed

Step 1: Download Snipe IT

The first step is to download Snipe IT from the official website. You can download the latest version of Snipe IT from this link: https://github.com/snipe/snipe-it/releases/latest

Extract the downloaded zip file into the htdocs directory of your XAMPP installation. Rename the extracted folder to snipeit.

Step 2: Set Up the Database

Create a new database for Snipe IT. You can use phpMyAdmin or any other similar tool to create a database.

Navigate to the snipeit directory using your terminal and copy the .env.example file to .env.

cd C:\xampp\htdocs\snipeit
copy .env.example .env

Open the .env file in a text editor and find the following lines:

APP_URL=http://localhost
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_DATABASE=homestead
DB_USERNAME=homestead
DB_PASSWORD=secret

Update the values of these variables as required. Specifically, update the following variables with your database settings:

  • DB_HOST: This is the host of your database server. Usually, this is localhost.
  • DB_DATABASE: This is the name of the database you created for Snipe IT.
  • DB_USERNAME: This is the database user with access to the Snipe IT database.
  • DB_PASSWORD: This is the password for the database user.

Step 3: Install Dependencies

Snipe IT is based on the Laravel PHP framework, so it requires some dependencies to be installed. Navigate to the snipeit directory using your terminal and run the following commands:

composer install
npm install

Step 4: Generate the Application Key

Navigate to the snipeit directory using your terminal and run the following command to generate the application key:

php artisan key:generate

Step 5: Run the Database Migrations

Navigate to the snipeit directory using your terminal and run the following command to run the database migrations:

php artisan migrate --seed

This command will create the required tables in your database and seed it with some initial data.

Step 6: Set Up the Web Server

Open the XAMPP control panel and start the Apache web server.

In your web browser, navigate to http://localhost/snipeit/public. You should see the Snipe IT login screen.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Snipe IT on your Windows 10 machine.

From here, you can log in with the default administrator account ([email protected]/admin) and start using Snipe IT to manage your assets.