Chemex ICT Asset Management System – Features, Demo, and Deployment Guide

The author, a senior architect, recommends the open‑source Chemex ICT asset management system built with Laravel and Dcat Admin, highlighting its lightweight design, modern UI, and flexibility for small‑to‑medium enterprises.

Key features include advanced web framework usage, elegant user experience, and configurable custom fields.

Demo screenshots illustrate the interface and functionality.

Installation – Docker

docker pull celaraze/chemex:latest

docker run -itd --restart=always -p 80:80 \
  -e DB_HOST=your_db_host \
  -e DB_PORT=your_db_port \
  -e DB_DATABASE=your_db_name \
  -e DB_USERNAME=your_user \
  -e DB_PASSWORD=your_password \
  celaraze/chemex

After starting, access the system at http://127.0.0.1 .

Manual deployment

Prerequisites: PHP 8, MySQL 5.7 (or MariaDB 10.2), Composer, and required PHP extensions (zip, json, fileinfo, ldap, bcmath, mysqli, xml, xmlrpc).

Installation steps include installing PHP and MySQL, cloning the repository, initializing submodules, copying .env.example , configuring environment variables, running composer update -vvv , setting the web server document root to /public with proper permissions, and executing php artisan chemex:install . The default admin credentials are admin/admin.

Additional resources and links to the project source, related open‑source projects, and community groups are provided.