Bicimon is an open-source tool for monitoring and managing your network using a web-based interface. It is built on top of Node.js, and it can be installed on most Linux distributions. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Bicimon on Clear Linux Latest.
Before starting the installation process, you need to have the following:
If you don't have Node.js and npm installed on your system, you can install them by running the following command:
sudo swupd bundle-add nodejs-basic
The first step is to clone the Bicimon repository from GitHub onto your system. To do this, open a terminal window and run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/knrdl/bicimon.git
Once the repository is cloned, navigate to the bicimon directory by running the following command:
cd bicimon
Before running Bicimon, you need to install all the dependencies necessaries. To install them, run the following command:
npm install
The next step is to configure the Bicimon environment by creating a .env file. In the bicimon directory, copy the .env.example file and rename it to .env:
cp .env.example .env
Then open the .env file with your favorite text editor and configure the settings to match your environment. Here is an example of what your .env file might look like:
# Server settings
SERVER_PORT=8080
# Database settings
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_PORT=27017
DB_NAME=bicimon
Finally, you can run Bicimon by running the following command:
npm start
This will start the Bicimon server, and you can access it by navigating to http://localhost:8080/.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install and configure Bicimon on Clear Linux Latest. Bicimon is an excellent tool for monitoring and managing your network, and we hope this tutorial was helpful. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them in the comments section below.
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