How to Install Homer on Linux Mint Latest

Introduction

Homer is an open-source application that provides an interactive dashboard that displays various system stats in real-time. It can be used to monitor various services, including web servers, databases, and application servers.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Homer on Linux Mint Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start, ensure that:

• You have a user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Node.js

The first step is to install Node.js on your system. You can do this by running the following commands:

$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install nodejs

To verify the installation, run the following command:

$ node -v

You should see the Node.js version you just installed.

Step 2: Install and Configure MySQL

Next, you will need to install and configure MySQL. You can do this by running the following commands:

$ sudo apt install mysql-server
$ sudo mysql_secure_installation

During the installation process, you will be prompted to set a root password for MySQL.

After completing the installation process, login to MySQL using the following command:

$ sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL root password when prompted. Once you are logged in, create a new database for Homer using the following command:

mysql> CREATE DATABASE homer;

Create a new user with a secure password using the following command:

mysql> CREATE USER 'homer'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'your-password-here';

Grant the required privileges to the new user using the following command:

mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON homer.* TO 'homer'@'localhost';

Flush the privileges using the following command:

mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Step 3: Install Homer

Next, you will need to install Homer. You can do this by running the following commands:

$ git clone https://github.com/bastienwirtz/homer.git
$ cd homer
$ npm install

Note: If you don't have Git installed, you can install it using the following command:

$ sudo apt install git

After installing the necessary packages, create a new .env file and insert the following configuration:

DB_HOST=localhost
DB_PORT=3306
DB_USER=homer
DB_PASSWORD=your-password-here
DB_NAME=homer

Save and close the file.

Step 4: Start Homer

Finally, you can start Homer by running the following command:

$ npm run start

Once Homer is running, you can access the dashboard by navigating to http://localhost:3000.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Homer on Linux Mint Latest. You can now monitor various system stats in real-time using the Homer dashboard.

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