🚀 GLPI Interactive Installation Script for Debian 12.9

⚠️ Disclaimer

This script is provided as-is without any warranty. Always test in a development environment before production use. Please ensure you have proper backups before running the script.

📝 Description

An interactive, semi-automated installation script for GLPI (IT Asset Management) on Debian 12.9 (Bookworm). This script sets up the complete server environment (Apache, PHP, MariaDB) and configures daily backups, while allowing you to complete the GLPI web installation manually.

✨ Features

• ✅ Fully Interactive - Prompts for all configuration options
• ✅ Debian 12.9 Optimized - Uses native packages from Debian repositories
• ✅ PHP 8.2 Support - Configured with optimal settings for GLPI
• ✅ MariaDB Database - Automatic database and user creation
• ✅ Flexible Password Options - Choose your own or generate secure random passwords
• ✅ Apache Virtual Host - Automatically configured with optional HTTPS (Let's Encrypt)
• ✅ Daily Automated Backups - Configurable backup schedule with retention policy
• ✅ Email Notifications - Backup status alerts to your email
• ✅ Interactive Summary - Review all settings before installation
• ✅ Comprehensive Logging - All actions logged for troubleshooting
• ✅ Security Focused - Best practices applied by default

📋 Prerequisites

• Debian 12.9 (Bookworm) - Fresh installation recommended
• Root access - Script must be run as root or with sudo
• Internet connection - For downloading packages and GLPI
• Minimum 2GB RAM - 4GB recommended for production
• Minimum 10GB free disk space - More depending on asset data

🚀 Quick Installation

1. Download the Script

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/voogarix/glpi-interactive-installer/main/glpi.sh
# or
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/voogarix/glpi-interactive-installer/main/glpi.sh

2. Make it Executable

chmod +x glpi.sh

3. Run as Root

sudo ./glpi.sh

4. Follow the Interactive Prompts

The script will guide you through:

Database configuration (name, user, password)

Web server settings (domain/IP, HTTPS)

Email configuration (for backup alerts)

Backup settings (directory, retention, schedule)

5. Complete GLPI Web Installation

After the script finishes:
Open your browser to http://your-domain-or-ip
Follow the GLPI web installation wizard
Enter the database credentials provided by the script
Complete the setup and remove the install directory

📂 Installation Structure

/var/www/html/glpi/           # GLPI installation directory
├── public/                   # Web root
├── config/                   # Configuration files
├── files/                    # Uploads and generated files
└── install/                  # Installer (remove after setup)

/var/log/
├── glpi/                     # GLPI logs
└── apache2/                  # Apache logs

/var/backups/glpi/            # Backup directory
├── glpi_backup_*.tar.gz      # Daily backups
└── backup.log               # Backup logs

/root/glpi_installation_info.txt  # Installation summary
/var/log/glpi_install_*.log       # Installation log

🔧 Post-Installation Tasks

1. Complete GLPI Web Installation

# Access your GLPI instance
http://your-server-ip-or-domain

# Use the database credentials from the installation summary
# Database host: localhost
# Database name: [your-db-name]
# Database user: [your-db-user]
# Database password: [your-db-password]

2. Secure Your Installation

# Remove the install directory after setup
sudo rm -rf /var/www/html/glpi/install

# Change default GLPI admin password
# Login with glpi/glpi and change immediately

# Set proper file permissions
sudo chmod 640 /var/www/html/glpi/config/config_db.php

3. Test Backup System

# Run manual backup test
sudo /usr/local/bin/glpi_backup.sh

# Check backup log
sudo tail -f /var/backups/glpi/backup.log

🛠️ Maintenance Commands

Service management

# Restart Apache
sudo systemctl restart apache2

# Restart MariaDB
sudo systemctl restart mariadb

# Check service status
sudo systemctl status apache2 mariadb

Backup Management

# Manual backup
sudo /usr/local/bin/glpi_backup.sh

# List backups
ls -lh /var/backups/glpi/

# Restore from backup
sudo tar -xzf /var/backups/glpi/glpi_backup_*.tar.gz -C /

Log Monitoring

# Watch GLPI logs
sudo tail -f /var/log/glpi/*.log

# Watch Apache logs
sudo tail -f /var/log/apache2/glpi_error.log

# Watch backup logs
sudo tail -f /var/backups/glpi/backup.log

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
Fork the repository
Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
Open a Pull Request

📝 License

This project is licensed under the GPL 3.0 License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

GLPI Project - For the great ITAM software
Debian - For the stable operating system
Contributors and users who provided feedback

📞 Support

📖 Documentation: GLPI Official Docs
💬 Community: GLPI Forums
🐛 Issues: GitHub Issues