pyDash is a Python web-based dashboard used for monitoring and managing your servers through your web browser. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install pyDash on Clear Linux.
Before we proceed with the installation of pyDash, make sure that you have the latest Clear Linux installed on your system.
Before we begin, we need to install some required dependencies. Run the following command:
sudo swupd bundle-add python3-basic
sudo pip3 install psutil
sudo pip3 install flask
Navigate to the pyDash Github repository and download the latest release.
wget https://github.com/k3oni/pydash/archive/refs/tags/v1.0.1.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded file:
tar xvfz v1.0.1.tar.gz
Navigate to the pyDash directory:
cd pydash-1.0.1/
Next, create a new file named init.py with the following command:
touch __init__.py
Lastly, run the following command:
sudo python3 setup.py install
You should see an output similar to the following:
running install
...
running build_ext
building 'psutil._psutil_linux' extension
gcc -pthread -Wno-unused-result -Wsign-compare -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -02 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -fPIC -I/usr/include/python3.7m -c psutil/_psutil_common.c -o build/temp.linux-x86_64-3.7/psutil/_psutil_common.o
...
running install_scripts
copying build/scripts-3.7/pydash -> /usr/local/bin
changing mode of /usr/local/bin/pydash to 755
running install_egg_info
Writing /usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pydash-1.0.0-py3.7.egg-info
Navigate to the pyDash configuration directory:
cd /usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pydash/
Then, create the config.cfg file with the following command:
sudo nano config.cfg
Paste the following configuration into the file:
DEBUG = False
SECRET_KEY = "your-secret-key-here"
Note: replace "your-secret-key-here" with your own secret key.
Press CTRL + X, then Y, and then press ENTER to save and exit the file.
You can start pyDash by running the following command:
pydash run
You should see an output similar to the following:
* Serving Flask app "pydash.server" (lazy loading)
* Environment: production
...
Running on http://127.0.0.1:5000/ (Press CTRL+C to quit)
This means that pyDash is running and accessible at the following URL: http://127.0.0.1:5000/.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install the pyDash dashboard on Clear Linux. Now you can use pyDash to monitor and manage your servers through your web browser.
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