In this tutorial, we will show you step-by-step how to install the Web-Portal on Alpine Linux Latest. The Web-Portal is an open-source web-based interface that allows users to manage and monitor their server's resources.
Before starting, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to update the system with the latest updates and security patches. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo apk update && sudo apk upgrade
Next, we need to install the required dependencies to build and run the Web-Portal. Run the following command:
sudo apk add git python3 python3-dev py3-pip libffi-dev openssl-dev build-base
Now, we need to clone the Web-Portal repository from GitHub. Run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/enchant97/web-portal.git
Next, we need to install the required Python libraries to run the Web-Portal. Navigate to the Web-Portal directory and run the following command:
cd web-portal
sudo pip3 install wheel
sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt
Before running the Web-Portal, we need to generate a secret key. Run the following command to generate a random key:
openssl rand -hex 32
This will generate a random hexadecimal string. Copy this string as we will use it in the next step.
Next, we need to edit the configuration file to specify our database configuration and secret key. Run the following command to open the config file in a text editor:
sudo nano web_portal/settings.py
Update the following lines in the file:
SECRET_KEY = '<your-secret-key>'
DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.sqlite3'),
}
}
Replace <your-secret-key> with the random key that we generated in the previous step.
We need to initialize the database before running the Web-Portal. Run the following commands to create the database:
sudo python3 manage.py makemigrations
sudo python3 manage.py migrate
Now, we can finally run the Web-Portal. Run the following command to start the server:
sudo python3 manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
This will start the server on port 8000. You can access the Web-Portal by navigating to http://your-server-ip:8000 in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed the Web-Portal on Alpine Linux Latest. Now, you can use the Web-Portal to manage and monitor your server's resources.
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