osTicket 1.18 Helpdesk on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Azure Applications

Open source support ticketing and helpdesk, preconfigured with nginx, PHP 8.3 and MariaDB.

Base
Hardened build
minimal ports, security patches applied at build time
Access
Unique credentials
generated on first boot, readable only by root
Verified
Boots working
services pass a health gate before release
Support
24/7, 365 days
by email and live chat, 24 hour response SLA

Overview

osTicket is the widely used open source support ticketing and helpdesk system. It routes inbound email and web tickets into queues, assigns them to agents and teams, enforces SLAs, and lets your team reply with canned responses, capture data with custom fields and forms, and publish a customer self service portal and a knowledge base, all from a clean agent control panel.

It suits customer support teams, IT helpdesks and service desk teams that want a helpdesk they run and own rather than a paid external service, from a small team to a busy multi department operation.

Why the cloudimg image

The cloudimg image installs osTicket 1.18 behind nginx with PHP 8.3 and a bundled local MariaDB, with the web installer already run and removed so you land directly on the agent sign in page. Nothing sensitive ships: a unique MariaDB password, configuration secret and administrator password are generated on the first boot of every VM and written to a root only file, and the shipped image carries the administrator credential rotated to a discarded random value. The MariaDB database, where osTicket stores tickets and attachments, lives on a dedicated data disk separate from the operating system disk, and is backed by 24/7 cloudimg support.

Common uses

  • Email to ticket support with multi department routing and SLA tracking
  • A self hosted customer self service portal and knowledge base
  • A self hosted alternative to paid helpdesk and service desk software

See it running

Real screenshots taken while testing this image against its deployment guide.

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