This tutorial outlines how to install the Snipe-IT Asset Management platform on Ubuntu 18.04 | 16.04 using the Nginx HTTP server. The process involves installing Nginx HTTP, MariaDB Database Server, PHP 7.2-FPM, and Snipe-IT packages from Github. It also includes steps to create a Snipe-IT database, configure Nginx, and finally, get Snipe-IT up and running via the server domain name.