How to Install Dashy on MXLinux Latest

Dashy is a modern dashboard web application that can be used to view various metrics and data on a single platform. If you are using MXLinux Latest and want to install Dashy, this tutorial will guide you through the process.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, you need to ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

• MXLinux Latest installed on your system
• root access or sudo privileges
• Git installed on your system

Installing Dashy

Follow the steps below to install Dashy on your MXLinux Latest system:

1. Open Terminal on your system by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T key combination.

2. Install the required dependencies by executing the following command:

sudo apt install python3 python3-pip python3-dev libffi-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libssl-dev zlib1g-dev

3. Next, install Node.js and npm. You can use the Node.js installer script to install the latest version of Node.js and npm on your system. Execute the following commands to download and run the script:

cd ~/Downloads
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x -o nodesource_setup.sh
sudo bash nodesource_setup.sh
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

4. Clone the Dashy repository from GitHub to your local system using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/lissy93/dashy.git

5. Change your working directory to the cloned repository:

cd dashy

6. Install the required Python packages using the following command:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

7. Install the required Node.js packages using the following command:

npm install

8. Build the static files using the following command:

npm run build

9. Generate a random secret key for Flask by executing the following command:

python -c 'import os; print(os.urandom(16))'

10. Copy the output of the above command to the SECRET_KEY variable in the config.py file located in the dashy directory:

nano config.py

Make sure to replace the existing value of the SECRET_KEY variable with the output of the previous command.

11. Start the Dashy server by executing the following command:

python app.py

12. Access the Dashy dashboard in your web browser by navigating to http://localhost:5000.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Dashy on your MXLinux Latest system. You can now start using the dashboard to monitor various metrics and data on a single platform.

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