Freeboard is an open source real-time dashboard builder for IoT and other web-based data visualization applications. This tutorial will guide you on how to install Freeboard on Ubuntu Server Latest using the Terminal.
Before installing Freeboard, make sure you have the following:
The first step is to update Ubuntu packages. Connect the server to the internet and run the following commands to update Ubuntu packages.
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
Next, install Node.js and npm by running the following command.
sudo apt install nodejs npm
Verify the installation by checking the Node.js and npm version.
node -v
npm -v
Download and extract the Freeboard package to any directory of your choice.
mkdir ~/freeboard
cd ~/freeboard
wget https://github.com/Freeboard/freeboard/archive/master.zip
unzip master.zip
Navigate to the extracted Freeboard directory and install the required dependencies using npm.
cd freeboard-master/
npm install
To launch Freeboard, run the following command.
npm start
Freeboard will start listening on port 1337. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:1337 to view the Freeboard dashboard.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Freeboard on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now start building real-time dashboards and visualizations for your IoT and web-based applications.
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