Installing Dashy on Clear Linux Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Dashy, a simple, responsive dashboard built on top of Flask and React, on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start, you need to make sure your system meets the following requirements:

  • Clear Linux Latest installed and up-to-date
  • Git installed
  • Python 3.6 or higher installed

Steps

  1. Clone Dashy from the official repository:
git clone https://github.com/lissy93/dashy.git
  1. Navigate to the dashy directory:
cd dashy
  1. Create and activate a Python virtual environment:
python3 -m venv env
source env/bin/activate
  1. Install the required Python modules:
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
  1. Install Node.js and NPM:
sudo swupd bundle-add nodejs-basic
  1. Install the required Node.js modules:
npm install
  1. Build the React app:
npm run build
  1. Start the Flask web server:
export FLASK_APP=server.py
flask run
  1. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:5000 to access Dashy.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Dashy on Clear Linux Latest. Feel free to customize the dashboard and add your own data sources.