Smashing is a Ruby on Rails based dashboard framework that allows you to create beautiful and interactive web dashboards with customizable widgets. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Smashing on a Fedora Server Latest machine.
Before we start, make sure you have the following:
Smashing is based on Ruby on Rails, so we need to install Ruby and some additional dependencies. Run the following command to install the required packages:
sudo dnf install ruby ruby-devel sqlite-devel gcc make nodejs
Once the installation is complete, verify the Ruby and Node.js versions using the following commands:
ruby -v
node -v
Now that we have the dependencies set up, let’s install Smashing. Use the following commands:
sudo gem install smashing
smashing new smashing_dashboard
The first command installs Smashing, while the second command creates a new dashboard project named smashing_dashboard. Replace the project name with your own if you wish.
Navigate to the smashing_dashboard directory by using the cd command:
cd smashing_dashboard
Now, start the server using the following command:
smashing start
Smashing will start running on port 3030. You can now visit the Smashing dashboard by opening the following URL in your browser:
http://your-server-ip:3030
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Smashing on your Fedora Server Latest machine. You can now start customizing the dashboard project and adding new widgets as per your requirements. Happy smashing!
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