Linux Dash is a web-based dashboard that enables you to monitor your Linux server's performance in real-time. In this tutorial, we'll guide you through the process of installing Linux Dash on OpenBSD.
Before proceeding with the installation, you should ensure the following:
Before proceeding, you need to ensure that your system has the necessary dependencies installed. OpenBSD comes with the necessary dependencies like git by default. However, other dependencies such as node.js and npm need to be installed.
$ doas pkg_add node npm
You can download the Linux Dash from the GitHub repository. In this step, we'll download the latest version of Linux Dash from the master branch.
$ git clone https://github.com/afaqurk/linux-dash.git
Once the download is complete, navigate to the Linux Dash directory.
$ cd linux-dash
Before installing Linux Dash, you need to install its dependencies. Run the following command to install the necessary dependencies.
$ npm install
Once the installation completes, run the following command to start Linux Dash.
$ npm start
By default, Linux Dash listens on port 80. If you have another webserver like Apache, listening on port 80, you'll need to change the port of Linux Dash. You can do this by specifying a port when starting Linux Dash, for example:
$ npm start -- --port=8080
If you want Linux Dash to start automatically when your server boots up, you can use cron. Open the crontab configuration file:
$ doas crontab -e
Add the following line to the file:
@reboot cd /path/to/linux-dash && npm start
Replace /path/to/linux-dash with the actual path to where you downloaded and installed Linux Dash.
Once you configure Linux Dash, you can access it using a web browser. Open a web browser and enter the following URL:
http://<your-server-ip>:<port>
Replace <your-server-ip> with the IP address of your server and <port> with the port number on which Linux Dash is running. If you installed Linux Dash on port 80, you can access it directly by opening your server IP address in the browser.
At this point, you have successfully installed Linux Dash on your OpenBSD server. You can now monitor your server's performance by opening the Linux Dash in your web browser. You can customize and adjust Linux Dash to fit your needs using the provided configuration options.
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