Chartbrew is an open-source dashboard tool that helps you visualize and track your data. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Chartbrew on MXLinux Latest.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Open the terminal and update the system packages using the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
This command will update your system packages to the latest stable version.
Chartbrew is built with Node.js, so we need to install it along with npm. Run the following command to install them:
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs npm
Chartbrew requires MongoDB to store the dashboard configurations and data. Install it using the following command:
sudo apt-get install -y mongodb
After the installation is complete, start the MongoDB service using the following command:
sudo systemctl start mongodb
You need to have Git installed to clone the Chartbrew repository. Install it using the following command:
sudo apt-get install -y git
Clone the Chartbrew repository using the following commands:
git clone https://github.com/chartbrew/chartbrew.git
cd chartbrew
Install Chartbrew dependencies using npm:
npm install
Now, we need to configure the Chartbrew environment. Copy the example environment configuration file to a new file named config.env:
cp example.config.env config.env
Edit the configuration file with your MongoDB database configurations.
nano config.env
Start the Chartbrew server using the following command:
npm run dev
Now, open your browser and go to http://localhost:3000 to access the Chartbrew dashboard.
In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Chartbrew on MXLinux Latest. Chartbrew is a powerful dashboard tool that can help you visualize and track your data easily.
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