In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Dashing, a dashboard framework created by Shopify, on Ubuntu Server.
Before proceeding, make sure you have the following:
Before installing any software on Ubuntu, it's always a good idea to update your system. Run the following command to update packages:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
Dashing requires Ruby and some other dependencies to function. Here are the commands to install them:
sudo apt install -y ruby-full build-essential
sudo apt install -y ruby-bundler ruby-dev
sudo apt install -y nodejs
sudo gem install bundle
Now that we have all the dependencies installed, we can proceed to install Dashing by running the following command:
sudo gem install dashing
To create a new dashboard in Dashing, navigate to the directory where you want to create the dashboard, then run the following command:
dashing new dashboard
The above command will create a new dashboard named "dashboard".
To start the Dashing server, navigate to the dashboard directory, and run the following command:
dashing start
Once the server starts, you can access the dashboard by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost:3030.
That's it! You have successfully installed Dashing on your Ubuntu server and created a new dashboard. You can now start adding widgets and customizing your dashboard to fit your needs. Happy dashboarding!
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