Linux Dash is a free and open-source web-based dashboard for monitoring Linux servers. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Linux Dash on FreeBSD Latest.
It is always recommended to update your system before installing any new software. Run the following command to update your FreeBSD system:
sudo freebsd-update fetch install
To install Linux Dash on FreeBSD, we need to install some dependencies first. You can install them using the following command:
sudo pkg install nginx-lite php74 php74-fpm php74-ctype php74-curl php74-dom php74-filter php74-gd php74-hash php74-iconv php74-json php74-mbstring php74-mysqlnd php74-pdo php74-posix php74-session php74-simplexml php74-xml php74-xmlreader php74-xmlwriter
Now it's time to download Linux Dash from its official Github repository. Run the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/afaqurk/linux-dash.git
After downloading the repository, move the source code into your web server's root directory:
sudo mv linux-dash /usr/local/www/nginx
Next, we need to configure the Nginx web server to serve Linux Dash. To do this, create a new server block configuration file for Linux Dash using the following command:
sudo nano /usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-available/linux-dash
Paste the following contents into the file:
server {
listen 80;
server_name example.com;
root /usr/local/www/nginx;
index index.html index.htm index.php;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
include fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm.sock;
}
}
Replace the server_name parameter with your domain name or IP address. Save and close the file.
Now, create a symbolic link from the configuration file to the sites-enabled directory:
sudo ln -s /usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-available/linux-dash /usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
Verify the Nginx configuration:
sudo nginx -t
If there are no errors, reload the Nginx web server:
sudo service nginx reload
Open your web browser and navigate to http://example.com/linux-dash (replace example.com with your domain name or IP address). You should see the Linux Dash login page. Use the default username admin and password admin to login.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Linux Dash on FreeBSD Latest.
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