Shynet is an open-source and simple web-based system monitoring tool. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Shynet on the NetBSD operating system using the command line.
Before proceeding with this tutorial, make sure that you have the following:
To install Shynet on NetBSD, you need to have Node.js installed on your system. Node.js is a runtime environment that allows users to execute JavaScript code outside of a web browser.
To install Node.js on NetBSD, run the following command:
pkgin install nodejs
Shynet requires a database management system to store its data. MongoDB is a popular choice for this purpose.
To install MongoDB on NetBSD, run the following command:
pkgin install mongodb
Now that we have Node.js and MongoDB installed on our NetBSD server, we can proceed with cloning the Shynet repository.
First, navigate to the directory where you want to clone the Shynet repository using the cd command:
cd /usr/local/src
Next, use the following command to clone the Shynet repository:
git clone https://github.com/milesmcc/shynet.git
Once the cloning process is complete, navigate to the newly created Shynet directory:
cd shynet
To install Shynet's dependencies, run the following command:
npm install
This command will install all the required dependencies that Shynet needs to run.
Before we can start using Shynet, we need to configure it. Shynet's configuration file is located at config/default.json. Open this file in your text editor of choice:
vi config/default.json
The default configuration should be sufficient for most users. However, you may want to change some settings, such as the port number that Shynet listens on.
Finally, we can start Shynet. To do so, run the following command:
npm start
Shynet will start and listen on the port specified in the configuration file. You can now access Shynet by navigating to http://your_server_ip:port in your web browser.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install and configure Shynet on a NetBSD server. Shynet is an easy-to-use monitoring tool that can help you keep track of your system's performance.
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