How to Install Dashdot on OpenBSD

Dashdot is a web application that displays real-time monitoring of Linux and Unix systems. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Dashdot on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, you need to have the following prerequisites:

• OpenBSD installed on your machine
• wget installed

Installation Process

Follow the steps below to install Dashdot on OpenBSD:

Step 1: Download the Dashdot source code

1. Open the terminal on your OpenBSD machine
2. Use the wget command to download the Dashdot source code from Github

   wget https://github.com/MauriceNino/dashdot/archive/master.zip
   

Step 2: Unzip the Dashdot source code

1. Use the unzip command to extract the source code from the downloaded zip file

   unzip master.zip
   

   This will create a folder named dashdot-master.

Step 3: Install Flask and its dependencies

1. Use the pkg_add command to install Flask dependencies:

   pkg_add python3 py3-pip
   

   This command will install Python3 and pip on your OpenBSD machine.

2. Use pip to install Flask:

   pip install flask
   

Step 4: Start the Dashdot application

1. Navigate to the dashdot-master directory:

   cd dashdot-master
   

2. Run the following command to start the Dashdot application:

   python3 app.py
   

3. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:5000 to access the Dashdot application.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Dashdot on OpenBSD. You can now monitor Unix and Linux systems in real-time using the Dashdot application.

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