Form.io is an open source, low-code platform that allows you to create dynamic and responsive web-forms quickly and easily. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Form.io on MXLinux Latest.
Before installing any software on your system, it is always a good idea to update your system to ensure that you have the latest software and security updates. To do this, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Form.io is built on top of Node.js, so the first step is to install Node.js on your system. To do this, we will use the NodeSource repository. Run the following commands in the terminal to add the NodeSource repository and install Node.js:
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt install -y nodejs
Form.io requires a database to store form submissions and other data. We will use MongoDB as our database server. To install MongoDB, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt install -y mongodb
Now that we have Node.js and MongoDB installed, we can install Form.io. To do this, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo npm install -g formio-cli
Form.io is now installed on your system. To start the Form.io server, run the following command in the terminal:
formio server
This will start the Form.io server on port 3001. You can access the Form.io server by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost:3001.
In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Form.io on MXLinux Latest. Once installed, you can start creating dynamic and responsive web-forms using Form.io. Happy form-building!
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