Mermaid is a JavaScript library that enables users to create diagrams and flowcharts easily. Installing Mermaid on Ubuntu Server allows you to work with diagrams and flowcharts on your server.
In this tutorial, we will cover the steps to install Mermaid on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Mermaid JS requires Node.js to work. You can install Node.js on Ubuntu Server by running the following commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nodejs
After the installation is complete, verify the version by running the following command:
node -v
If the installation is successful, the command will return the version of Node.js installed on your system.
Npm is a package manager for Node.js. Installing npm is necessary to download and install Mermaid on your Ubuntu server.
You can install npm by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install npm
Verify the installation by running:
npm -v
If the installation is successful, the command will return the version of npm installed on your system.
Now that we have installed Node.js and npm, we can proceed to download and install Mermaid.
You can download and install Mermaid by running the following command:
npm install mermaid
After the installation is complete, verify the installation by running:
mermaid --version
If the installation is successful, the command will return the version of Mermaid installed on your system.
Now that the installation is complete, we can test Mermaid by creating a sample diagram.
You can create a sample diagram by running the following command:
echo 'graph LR\nA-->B' | npx mermaid
This command will create a flowchart with two nodes named A and B.
If the installation is successful, the command will output the diagram on your terminal.
In this tutorial, we covered the steps to install Mermaid on Ubuntu Server Latest. By following these steps, you can easily create diagrams and flowcharts on your Ubuntu Server using Mermaid JS.
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