Automate scripting for installing snipeiT on Ubutu Server

Sure! Here’s a Bash script that automates the installation of Snipe-IT on an Ubuntu Server. This script sets up:

• Apache
• MySQL/MariaDB
• PHP
• Composer
• Git
• Snipe-IT with necessary permissions and configuration

Let’s assume Ubuntu 20.04+ and a fresh server.

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✅ Script: install_snipeit.sh

bash#!/bin/bash

# Exit on any error
set -e

# Define MySQL root password and Snipe-IT DB info
MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD="StrongRootPass123!"
SNIPEIT_DB="snipeit"
SNIPEIT_USER="snipeuser"
SNIPEIT_PASS="SnipeUserPass456!"

echo "Updating system..."
apt update && apt upgrade -y

echo "Installing required packages..."
apt install -y apache2 mariadb-server php php-mysql php-curl php-gd php-mbstring php-xml php-bcmath php-zip php-tokenizer unzip git curl composer

echo "Starting and securing MySQL..."
systemctl enable mariadb
systemctl start mariadb

mysql -u root <<MYSQL_SCRIPT
ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
CREATE DATABASE ${SNIPEIT_DB};
CREATE USER '${SNIPEIT_USER}'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '${SNIPEIT_PASS}';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ${SNIPEIT_DB}.* TO '${SNIPEIT_USER}'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
MYSQL_SCRIPT

echo "Cloning Snipe-IT..."
mkdir -p /var/www
cd /var/www
git clone https://github.com/snipe/snipe-it snipeit
cd snipeit
cp .env.example .env

echo "Configuring .env..."
sed -i "s/DB_DATABASE=homestead/DB_DATABASE=${SNIPEIT_DB}/" .env
sed -i "s/DB_USERNAME=homestead/DB_USERNAME=${SNIPEIT_USER}/" .env
sed -i "s/DB_PASSWORD=secret/DB_PASSWORD=${SNIPEIT_PASS}/" .env

echo "Running composer install..."
composer install --no-dev --prefer-source

echo "Setting permissions..."
chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/snipeit
chmod -R 755 /var/www/snipeit

echo "Generating app key..."
php artisan key:generate

echo "Creating Apache config..."
cat <<EOF > /etc/apache2/sites-available/snipeit.conf
<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin admin@example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/snipeit/public
    <Directory /var/www/snipeit/public>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog \${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/snipeit_error.log
    CustomLog \${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/snipeit_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
EOF

echo "Enabling Apache config..."
a2enmod rewrite
a2ensite snipeit
a2dissite 000-default
systemctl reload apache2

echo "Snipe-IT installation completed!"
echo "Access it at: http://<your-server-ip>/"

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📝 Usage Instructions

1. Save this script: bash nano install_snipeit.sh
2. Paste the code, save, and make executable: bashCopyEditchmod +x install_snipeit.sh
3. Run it: bashCopyEditsudo ./install_snipeit.sh

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🔐 Security Tips

• Change passwords (MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD, SNIPEIT_PASS) before running.
• Optionally secure MariaDB (mysql_secure_installation).
• Consider using HTTPS via Let’s Encrypt.