How to Install Dashy on Void Linux

Dashy is a dashboard application that allows you to visualize your server's performance metrics in real-time. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Dashy on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:

• Void Linux installed
• Node.js and npm

If you have not installed Node.js and npm, you can install them by running the following command:

xbps-install -S nodejs npm

Step 1: Clone the Repository

The first step in installing Dashy is to clone the Dashy repository from GitHub. To clone the repository, run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/lissy93/dashy

This will create a directory named dashy in your current directory with all the necessary files.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Before running Dashy, you need to install its dependencies. To do this, navigate to the dashy directory using the following command:

cd dashy

Then, run the following command to install the dependencies:

npm install

This will install all the required dependencies for Dashy to run.

Step 3: Configure Dashy

Next, you need to configure Dashy to match your server's metrics. To do this, copy the .env.example file to .env and edit it with your preferred settings:

cp .env.example .env
nano .env

In this file, you can update the following settings:

• SERVERS: An array of servers with information about their name, hostname, and port.
• REFRESH_INTERVAL: The refresh rate of Dashy in milliseconds.
• SPECIAL_METRICS: A dictionary of special metrics that will be shown in the dashboard, like memory usage or CPU load.

Step 4: Run Dashy

Now that you have configured Dashy, you can run it by running the following command:

npm start

This will start the Dashy server and should output a message similar to the following:

Listening on 0.0.0.0:3000

This means that Dashy is running successfully and can be accessed by going to http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Dashy on Void Linux. Now you can start visualizing your system's performance metrics with Dashy's real-time dashboard.

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