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            <h1>Running Snipe-IT in Docker on Ubuntu Server</h1>
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          <h2>What is Snipe-IT?</h2>

<p><em>Snipe-IT is a Free Open Source (FOSS) project built on Laravel. Snipe-IT was made for IT asset management, to enable IT departments to track who has which laptop, when it was purchased, which software licenses and accessories are available, and so on.</em> - <a href="https://snipe-it.readme.io/docs" target="_blank">https://snipe-it.readme.io/docs</a></p>

<h2>Installing Docker</h2>

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	<li>Log into the Linux host</li>
	<li>Run the following commands in a terminal window
	<div class="codeBlock"># install prerequisites<br />
	sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common gnupg-agent -y<br />
	# add docker gpg key<br />
	curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F&#39;=&#39; &#39;/^ID=/{ print $NF }&#39; /etc/os-release)/gpg | sudo apt-key add -<br />
	# add docker software repository<br />
	sudo add-apt-repository &quot;deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F&#39;=&#39; &#39;/^ID=/{ print $NF }&#39; /etc/os-release) $(lsb_release -cs) stable&quot;<br />
	# install docker<br />
	sudo apt install docker-ce docker-compose containerd.io -y<br />
	# enable and start docker service<br />
	sudo systemctl enable docker &amp;&amp; sudo systemctl start docker<br />
	# add the current user to the docker group<br />
	sudo usermod -aG docker $USER<br />
	# reauthenticate for the new group membership to take effect<br />
	su - $USER</div>
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<h2>Running Snipe-IT</h2>

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	<li>Continue with the following commands in terminal to setup and run Snipe-IT
	<div class="codeBlock"># create working directories<br />
	sudo mkdir ~/docker/snipeit/{config,data} -p &amp;&amp; sudo mkdir ~/docker/mariadb -p<br />
	# create snipeit network<br />
	docker network create snipeit<br />
	# download the base configuration<br />
	sudo wget -O ~/docker/snipeit/.env https://raw.githubusercontent.com/snipe/snipe-it/master/.env.example<br />
	# generate an app_key<br />
	docker run --rm snipe/snipe-it<br />
	# edit the .env file<br />
	sudo nano ~/docker/snipeit/.env</div>
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	<li>Scroll through the .env file, making sure to comment out the mysql connection details and change the following fields as needed
	<p># --------------------------------------------<br />
	# REQUIRED: BASIC APP SETTINGS<br />
	# --------------------------------------------<br />
	APP_ENV=production<br />
	APP_DEBUG=false<br />
	APP_KEY=&lt;%PASTED APP_KEY%&gt;<br />
	APP_URL=&#39;http://&lt;%DNSorIP%&gt;:8000&#39;<br />
	APP_TIMEZONE=&#39;America/New_York&#39;<br />
	APP_LOCALE=en<br />
	MAX_RESULTS=500</p>

	<p># --------------------------------------------<br />
	# REQUIRED: UPLOADED FILE STORAGE SETTINGS<br />
	# --------------------------------------------<br />
	PRIVATE_FILESYSTEM_DISK=local<br />
	PUBLIC_FILESYSTEM_DISK=local_public</p>

	<p># --------------------------------------------<br />
	# REQUIRED: DATABASE SETTINGS<br />
	# --------------------------------------------<br />
	DB_CONNECTION=mysql<br />
	DB_HOST=db<br />
	DB_DATABASE=snipe_it<br />
	DB_USERNAME=snipe_it_rw<br />
	DB_PASSWORD=Snip3-IT!<br />
	DB_PREFIX=null<br />
	<br />
	# --------------------------------------------<br />
	# REQUIRED: OUTGOING MAIL SERVER SETTINGS<br />
	# --------------------------------------------<br />
	MAIL_DRIVER=smtp<br />
	MAIL_HOST=smtp.i12bretro.local<br />
	MAIL_PORT=25<br />
	MAIL_USERNAME=null<br />
	MAIL_PASSWORD=null<br />
	MAIL_ENCRYPTION=null<br />
	MAIL_FROM_ADDR=snipe-it@i12bretro.local<br />
	MAIL_FROM_NAME=&#39;Snipe-IT&#39;<br />
	MAIL_REPLYTO_ADDR=snipe-it@i12bretro.local<br />
	MAIL_REPLYTO_NAME=&#39;Snipe-IT&#39;<br />
	MAIL_AUTO_EMBED_METHOD=&#39;attachment&#39;</p>
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	<li>Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes to .env</li>
	<li>Continue with the following commands in terminal
	<div class="codeBlock"># set owner of docker directory<br />
	sudo chown &quot;$USER&quot;:&quot;$USER&quot; ~/docker -R<br />
	# set permissions on docker directory<br />
	sudo chmod g+rwx &quot;$HOME/docker&quot; -R<br />
	# run the mariadb docker container<br />
	docker run -d --name mariadb --network snipeit --network-alias db -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=r00tp@ss -e MYSQL_USER=snipe_it_rw -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=Snip3-IT! -e MYSQL_DATABASE=snipe_it -v ~/docker/mariadb:/var/lib/mysql --restart=unless-stopped mariadb:latest<br />
	# run the snipeit container<br />
	docker run -d --name snipeit -p 8000:80 --network snipeit --env-file=$HOME/docker/snipeit/.env -v ~/docker/snipeit/data:/var/lib/snipeit -v ~/docker/snipeit/config:/config --restart=unless-stopped snipe/snipe-it:v5.1.7</div>
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<h2>Snipe-IT Web Installer</h2>

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	<li>Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:8000</li>
	<li>Review the Pre-Flight Checks summary &gt; Click the Next: Create Database Tables button</li>
	<li>Once the database tables are created, Click the Next: Create User button</li>
	<li>Create a user by inputting a site name, first name, last name, email address, username and password &gt; Click the Next: Save User button</li>
	<li>Welcome to Snipe-IT running on Docker</li>
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<p>Documentation: <a href="https://hub.docker.com/r/snipe/snipe-it/" target="_blank">https://hub.docker.com/r/snipe/snipe-it/</a></p>          </div>
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