Dashing is a Sinatra-based framework that lets you build beautiful dashboards. It is written in Ruby and is easy to install on Debian.
Follow the below steps to install Dashing on Debian Latest:
Ensure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:
To install Ruby and Bundler, run the following command:
sudo apt-get install ruby bundler
Download Dashing from its official website https://dashing.io/.
wget https://github.com/Shopify/dashing/archive/master.zip
Extract the downloaded package
unzip master.zip
Move to the extracted directory:
cd dashing-master
Install required gems and bundle them with bundler:
bundle install
Here's an example of what your output should look like:
Fetching gem metadata from https://rubygems.org/...........
Fetching gem metadata from https://rubygems.org/..
Resolving dependencies...
...
Bundle complete! 14 Gemfile dependencies, 108 gems now installed.
Use `bundle info [gemname]` to see where a bundled gem is installed.
Run the Dashing server:
dashing start
This will start the server on port 3030 by default.
You can access the dashboard by opening your web browser and typing localhost:3030 in the address bar.
Note: If you want to change the default port, you can do so by setting the PORT environment variable. For example, to run the server on port 3000, use the following command:
PORT=3000 dashing start
That's it! You have successfully installed Dashing on Debian Latest.
Happy Dash-boarding!
If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!
Alternatively, for the best virtual desktop, try Shells!
