Newsdash is an open-source dashboard designed for displaying news and information in a simple, readable format. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Newsdash on Alpine Linux Latest.
Before starting with the installation, make sure the following prerequisites are met:
The first step is to install the dependencies required by Newsdash. These dependencies include Node.js and Git.
You can install these dependencies using the following command:
sudo apk update && sudo apk upgrade
sudo apk add nodejs npm git
The next step is to clone the Newsdash repository from GitHub. Use the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/buzz/newsdash.git
After cloning the repository, navigate to the newsdash directory using the following command:
cd newsdash
Now, install the required dependencies using the following command:
npm install
Before running Newsdash, you need to configure it. To do this, rename the config.example.js file to config.js using the following command:
mv config.example.js config.js
Next, edit the config.js file and provide the required configuration details such as the RSS feed URL and the port number to use.
Finally, you can run Newsdash using the following command:
npm start
After running the above command, you will see a message in the terminal showing the port number Newsdash is running on. Open a web browser and navigate to http://your_server_ip:port_number to access Newsdash.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Newsdash on Alpine Linux Latest.
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