How to Install Chartbrew on FreeBSD Latest?

Chartbrew is an open-source platform for creating and managing dashboards. It helps you create your own dashboards without coding and integrates with popular databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to install Chartbrew on FreeBSD.

Before You Begin

Before you begin, ensure that you have the following:

1. A FreeBSD Latest installation with a terminal application.
2. A user account with sudo or root privileges.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Chartbrew requires Node.js, Git, and MongoDB to be installed on your system. Start by updating your package repository and installing Node.js and Git:

sudo pkg update
sudo pkg install node git

Next, install MongoDB by running the following command:

sudo pkg install mongodb4

Step 2: Clone Chartbrew via Git

Next, clone the Chartbrew repository from GitHub using Git:

git clone https://github.com/chartbrew/chartbrew.git

Navigate to the Chartbrew directory:

cd chartbrew

Step 3: Install Chartbrew Dependencies

Use npm to install Chartbrew's dependencies:

npm install

Step 4: Configure Chartbrew

Rename the .env-example file to .env:

mv .env-example .env

Open the config/default.json file and modify the database section. Replace your_mongodb_url with the MongoDB connection string:

"database": {
    "url": "your_mongodb_url"
}

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Start Chartbrew

Finally, start Chartbrew with the following command:

npm start

Chartbrew should now be accessible in your web browser at http://localhost:3000/.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Chartbrew on FreeBSD Latest. You can now start creating and managing your own dashboards.

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