How to Install Dashy on OpenBSD

Dashy is a simple, customizable dashboard for monitoring various metrics. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Dashy on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

• A running instance of OpenBSD
• A user account with administrative privileges
• A stable internet connection

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Dashy runs on Python, so we need to install Python and its dependencies first.

1. Open the terminal window.
2. Switch to the root user by running the command:

su -

3. Install Python with the following command:

pkg_add -i python

4. Install pip, the package installer for Python, with the following command:

pkg_add -i py3-pip

5. Install virtualenv, which is used to create isolated Python environments, with the following command:

pip install virtualenv

Step 2: Download and Install Dashy

1. Switch to the user account where you want to install Dashy.
2. Download the latest release of Dashy from the official GitHub repository using the following command:

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

3. Change to the dashy directory using the following command:

cd dashy

4. Create a Python virtual environment in this directory using the following command:

python -m venv env

5. Activate the virtual environment with the following command:

source env/bin/activate

6. Install the required Python modules using pip with the following command:

pip install -r requirements.txt

7. Start the Dashy server using the following command:

python app.py

Step 3: Access Dashy Dashboard

1. Open a web browser and enter the following URL:

http://<Server_IP>:5000/

2. Replace <Server_IP> with the IP address of the OpenBSD server where Dashy is installed.
3. Dashy Dashboard should appear in the web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Dashy on OpenBSD. As a powerful tool for monitoring metrics, Dashy can be customized to suit your needs.

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