How to Install Dashboard on FreeBSD Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Dashboard on FreeBSD Latest. Dashboard is an open-source web application that provides a simple and beautiful interface to display and analyze your server statistics.

Prerequisites

• A running FreeBSD Latest instance
• Basic knowledge of the command-line interface
• Administrator privileges

Step 1: Install Pre-requisites

Before we install Dashboard, we need to install some pre-requisites that are essential for Dashboard to work correctly. In this step, we will install Node.js and npm.

To install Node.js and npm, follow these steps:

1. Open a terminal window on FreeBSD Latest.

2. Run the following command to update the package lists:

   sudo pkg update
   

3. Install Node.js and npm by running the following command:

   sudo pkg install node npm
   

Step 2: Clone Dashboard Repository

In this step, we will clone Dashboard repository from GitHub. Follow these steps to do so:

1. Open a terminal window on FreeBSD Latest.

2. Navigate to the directory where you want to clone the repository to.

   cd /path/to/directory
   

3. Run the following command to clone the Dashboard repository:

   git clone https://github.com/phntxx/dashboard.git
   

Step 3: Install Dependencies

After cloning the repository, we need to install dependencies that Dashboard requires.

To do so, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the dashboard directory that we cloned in the previous step.

   cd dashboard
   

2. Run the following command to install the dependencies:

   npm install
   

Step 4: Configure Dashboard

In this step, we will configure Dashboard by editing the config.js file.

To configure Dashboard, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the config directory.

   cd config
   

2. Run the following command to open the config.js file in a text editor:

   nano config.js
   

3. Edit the following lines in the config.js file as per your requirements:

   // Set your server name
   exports.serverName = 'My Server';
   
   // Set your server timezone
   exports.serverTimezone = 'Africa/Kampala';
   
   // Set your server refresh rate in milliseconds (default: 10 minutes)
   exports.serverRefreshRate = 10 * 60 * 1000;
   
   // Set your ssh user and host
   exports.sshUser = 'user';
   exports.sshHost = 'example.com';
   
   // Set your ssh port (default: 22)
   exports.sshPort = 22;
   
   // Set your ssh agent (default: ~/.ssh/id_rsa)
   exports.sshAgent = process.env.SSH_AUTH_SOCK;
   
   // Add your widgets here
   exports.widgets = [
     // Add your widgets here
   ];
   

4. Save the file and close the text editor.

Step 5: Start Dashboard

In this step, we will start the Dashboard web application on FreeBSD latest.

To start Dashboard, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the root directory of the dashboard repository.

   cd ..
   

2. Run the following command to start the Dashboard web application:

   npm start
   

3. Open a web browser and visit the URL http://localhost:3000/ to view the Dashboard.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Dashboard on FreeBSD Latest. You can now monitor your server statistics in real-time using this beautiful web application.

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