Freeboard is an open-source dashboard software that allows you to visualize data from various sources in real-time. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Freeboard on OpenSUSE Latest.
Before installing Freeboard, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
Before installing any new software, it is recommended to update the system to the latest version. To update the system on OpenSUSE Latest, open a terminal emulator and run the following command:
sudo zypper update
Enter your user password when prompted and wait for the update process to complete.
Freeboard requires Node.js to be installed on your system. To install Node.js on OpenSUSE Latest, open a terminal emulator and run the following command:
sudo zypper install nodejs
Enter your user password when prompted and wait for the installation process to complete.
Freeboard source code is hosted on GitHub, and to download it to your system, you need to have Git installed. To install Git on OpenSUSE Latest, open a terminal emulator and run the following command:
sudo zypper install git
Enter your user password when prompted and wait for the installation process to complete.
Now that you have installed the necessary prerequisites, you can download and install Freeboard from its GitHub repository. To download and install Freeboard on OpenSUSE Latest, open a terminal emulator and run the following commands:
git clone https://github.com/Freeboard/freeboard.git
cd freeboard
npm install
These commands will download the Freeboard source code from its GitHub repository, change to the downloaded directory, and install its dependencies.
After installing Freeboard successfully, you can start it by running the following command:
npm start
Then, open your web browser and go to http://localhost:3000 to access the Freeboard dashboard.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Freeboard on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now use it to visualize your data from various sources in real-time.
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