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You are confused when managing information technology devices
You can't remember who you gave those devices to, since when, still under warranty or not
If you have that problem, then you need a management software to solve it
In this video I will introduce you to the software that is Snipe IT
snipe it is open source software that runs on linux operating system so i will guide you to install it on virtualized environment
The hypervisor I use is VirtualBox, you can use VMWare or hyper V also
The Linux operating system used in this video is Ubuntu
After installing VirtualBox hypervisor and downloading the Ubuntu 20.04 iso file
I created a new virtual machine
You set up the virtual machine's network in bridge mode so that other computers on the same local network can access your snipe it software.
The most important thing when installing an ubuntu virtual machine is to assign it a static ip address
Because you will use this static ip address to access the snipe it software from the real computer or other computers on the local network.
During the installation of the Ubuntu virtual machine you are asked to create a new account,
please write it down to use in the next step
The installation of OpenSSH server is necessary because you will use it to install snipe it in the next step.
The setup steps are done, wait a few more minutes for the installation to complete
After the installation is complete and the virtual machine restarts until the login screen appears,
move on to the next step
Because you have OpenSSH server enabled for your virtual machine,
you can remotely access it using the account you created while installing Ubuntu.
You open a command window enter your username, ip address and finally enter the password of the account you just created
Here you will be overwhelmed with so many commands to do, but it's okay to do them one by one, from top to bottom.
And even simpler, just copy and paste the commands like I will do in the next part of this video
You will find these commands in the description of the video
Before I install snipe it i need to prepare a web server so i will install the popular web server software apache
With a software, a database is indispensable and I choose MariaDB
Finally PHP and a lot of modules included, I don't understand all these included modules and you can just copy and paste
Because of the requirements of the snipe it software, you need to install additional php extensions
You restart the apache software to apply the changes
The snipe it software requires a PHP composer so you download and install it
Next is the database, you create a new database called snipe it
Username is snipe user and password is password
You write this down so snipe it can connect to your database in the next step
Now that you have the web server, database, and necessary components, you need to install snipe it.
You download snipe it and create a new folder called snipe it
snipe it gives you a sample config file so you can copy it into a config file of your own
Next, you use the information prepared in the previous step to configure your own snipe it software.
You configure the URL with your static ip address, here my static ip address is 10.11.32.82
10.11.32.82
Next you set the time zone that is suitable for where you liv
You go back to the previous step to find the information about the newly created database and add it to your installation file
In this example the database name is snipe it, the username is snipe user and the password is password
After fully updating the information, use the key combination Crtl X then select Yes to save the changes.
Next configure ownership and permissions with your snipe it folder
After you install the dependencies using composer you will get some warnings but that's normal
You choose yes when asked
In addition, you will also be asked to enter a password for your Ubuntu account, if you have one
Please provide it
Next you will generate a key for the snipe it configuration file and enter yes when asked to choose
That's it, you have configured snipe it, next you create a configuration file for your new website.
This new website will help you access the snipe it software and use it
Here you enter your static ip address then copy the config file as above
Don't forget to save the config file you just created
You disable the default apache config file and enable the config file you just created for snipe it
It's time to enjoy the results after 15 minutes of installation
You use any web browser and access the snipe it software with your ip address
A screen of the snipe it software has appeared like it was successful
Here you will be asked to create an admin account for your software
Please write it down to use snipe it in the future operation
And here's the result we've been waiting for
Next step I will add an IT device and assign a user
With the first time adding a new device to manage the information you will need to add quite a lot such as: company name,
manufacturer, catalog, distributor, model, user name
But once you have entered certain devices, your work becomes easier and easier
In addition, the software also supports you to import information from the file
You will find it really useful once you use it for a while
In addition, you can generate QR codes and barcodes for your device
To print these device codes you use brother printers
In this video I add a new laptop made by Dell and given to John to use
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