Installing Dashy on Clear Linux Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Dashy, a simple, responsive dashboard built on top of Flask and React, on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start, you need to make sure your system meets the following requirements:

• Clear Linux Latest installed and up-to-date
• Git installed
• Python 3.6 or higher installed

Steps

1. Clone Dashy from the official repository:

git clone https://github.com/lissy93/dashy.git

2. Navigate to the dashy directory:

cd dashy

3. Create and activate a Python virtual environment:

python3 -m venv env
source env/bin/activate

4. Install the required Python modules:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

5. Install Node.js and NPM:

sudo swupd bundle-add nodejs-basic

6. Install the required Node.js modules:

npm install

7. Build the React app:

npm run build

8. Start the Flask web server:

export FLASK_APP=server.py
flask run

9. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:5000 to access Dashy.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Dashy on Clear Linux Latest. Feel free to customize the dashboard and add your own data sources.

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