How to Install pyDash on Alpine Linux Latest

pyDash is a lightweight web-based monitoring tool for Linux servers, it is designed to provide detailed performance metrics in a simple and intuitive dashboard UI. This tutorial will guide you on how to install pyDash on Alpine Linux Latest.

Step 1: Install Python and pip

To install pyDash on Alpine Linux Latest, you need to first install Python and pip. You can do this by running the following command:

apk add python3 py3-pip

This will install Python 3 and pip on your system.

Step 2: Install dependencies

Now, you need to install the dependencies required for pyDash. Run the following command to install these dependencies:

apk add build-base python3-dev linux-headers

Step 3: Install pyDash

Once you have installed the dependencies, you can now install pyDash. To do this, run the following command:

pip3 install pydash

Step 4: Configure pyDash

After installing pyDash, you need to configure it. To do this, you need to create a configuration file in the following directory:

/etc/pydash/

You can create this directory using the following command:

mkdir /etc/pydash/

Now, create a new file in this directory named config.py using the following command:

nano /etc/pydash/config.py

And paste the following contents in it:

# Sample configuration file for pyDash

DEBUG = True

# CPU configuration
CPU_ENABLED = True

# Memory configuration
MEMORY_ENABLED = True

# Load configuration
LOAD_ENABLED = True

# Disk configuration
DISK_ENABLED = True
DISK_PATHS = ['/dev/sda1']

# Network configuration
NET_ENABLED = True

Modify the configuration according to your needs.

Step 5: Run pyDash

Once you have installed and configured pyDash, you can now run it. To run pyDash, use the following command:

pydash

This will start the pyDash server. You can access it by navigating to the following URL in your web browser:

http://<server-ip>:8080/

Conclusion

That’s it! You have successfully installed pyDash on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now monitor your system’s performance with the help of the pyDash dashboard.

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