grokability/snipe-it

★ 13,778PHPAudience · ops devopsComplexity · 3/5Setup · moderate

Mindmap

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  root((Snipe-IT))
    What it does
      Track hardware
      Manage licenses
      Check-out history
      Depreciation
    Tech Stack
      PHP Laravel
      MySQL
      Docker
    Integrations
      Jamf sync
      Barcode scanning
      REST API
    Audience
      IT teams
      Ops managers

mindmap root((Snipe-IT)) What it does Track hardware Manage licenses Check-out history Depreciation Tech Stack PHP Laravel MySQL Docker Integrations Jamf sync Barcode scanning REST API Audience IT teams Ops managers

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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Track which laptops and monitors your organization owns, who has each item, and when it was purchased for depreciation.

USE CASE 2

Manage software licenses and see how many seats are in use across the organization.

USE CASE 3

Sync assets automatically from Jamf, Kandji, or UniFi device management platforms into a central register.

USE CASE 4

Scan barcodes with a mobile phone to quickly check equipment in or out of inventory.

Tech stack

PHPLaravelMySQLDocker

Getting it running

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires a web server with PHP and a MySQL database, the official Docker image simplifies setup considerably.

In plain English

Snipe-IT is a free, open-source web application for tracking IT assets and software licenses. It is designed for IT operations teams that need to know which laptops, monitors, and other equipment they own, who currently has each item checked out, when things were purchased for depreciation purposes, and which software licenses are in use. It runs on a web server and is accessed through a browser, with no desktop application to install. The software is built on Laravel, a PHP web framework. You can install it on Linux, macOS, or Windows servers, or run it using the official Docker image. It supports MySQL as its database. The project has detailed installation and upgrade documentation, and a live demo is available on the project website. Snipe-IT includes a JSON REST API, which has led to a community of third-party integrations. The README lists tools that sync assets from device management platforms like Jamf, Kandji, Mosyle, and UniFi into Snipe-IT automatically, as well as a PowerShell wrapper, a .NET library, a Perl module, and Python scripts for various tasks. Several mobile apps from third-party developers let you scan barcodes and interact with the system from a phone. A first-party mobile app is described as being in development. The project has over 330 contributors, is actively maintained with frequent releases, and has a Discord community for support. Security vulnerabilities are reported directly by email rather than through the public issue tracker. Translations into multiple languages are available and managed through Crowdin. If you need to track what hardware your organization owns and keep those records up to date without paying for a commercial ITAM tool, Snipe-IT is a well-established option with broad integration support.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

I just installed Snipe-IT. Walk me through importing our existing asset list from a CSV file and setting up a depreciation schedule.

Prompt 2

Write a Python script that uses the Snipe-IT REST API to check out a laptop to a specific user by their email address.

Prompt 3

How do I set up automatic asset syncing from Jamf MDM into Snipe-IT? Which community integration should I use and how do I configure it?

Prompt 4

Generate a Snipe-IT API call that returns all assets currently checked out to users in a specific department.

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