Chartbrew is an open-source platform that allows users to create and manage all of their dashboards and charts in one place. It supports various types of data sources and visualizations, while providing simple and user-friendly interface. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install the Chartbrew on nixOS Latest.
To complete this tutorial, you will need the following:
First, open up the terminal and update the system packages:
$ sudo nix-env -U
Next, install the required system dependencies for Chartbrew:
$ sudo nix-env -iE '_: with pkgs; [ nodejs postgresql ]'
Chartbrew requires a PostgreSQL database to store its data. Install it with the following command:
$ sudo nix-env -iE '_: with pkgs; [ postgresql ]'
Then, start and enable the PostgreSQL service:
$ sudo systemctl start postgresql
$ sudo systemctl enable postgresql
Create a new user and a database for Chartbrew:
$ sudo -iu postgres
$ createuser --interactive chartbrew
$ createdb --owner=chartbrew chartbrew_database
Clone the official Chartbrew GitHub repository to your machine:
$ git clone https://github.com/razvanilin/chartbrew.git
Navigate into the downloaded directory and install the dependencies:
$ cd chartbrew
$ npm i
Create a new file in the config folder:
$ cp config/example.env .env
Then run the following command to generate the encryption key:
$ node generatekey.js
Next, open .env
file and fill in the required details for PostgreSQL connection.
Start Chartbrew using the following command from the root directory of the repository:
$ npm start
Finally, navigate to http://localhost:3000
in your browser to access Chartbrew's web interface.
In this tutorial, you have successfully installed and configured Chartbrew on nixOS Latest. You can now create your own custom dashboards and charts using the platform.
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