Web-Portal on Elementary OS

Installing Web-Portal on Elementary OS Latest

Web-Portal is a web-based GUI for managing services that are running on a server. It provides a simple and intuitive interface to manage common UNIX services such as Apache, MySQL, PHP, and NGINX. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Web-Portal on Elementary OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin with the installation of Web-Portal, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

Elementary OS Latest is installed and running
You have sudo or root access to your system

Step 1: Download Web-Portal

To download Web-Portal, go to https://github.com/enchant97/web-portal and click on the "Clone or download" button. Select "Download ZIP" to download the latest version of Web-Portal.

Step 2: Extract Web-Portal

Once the Web-Portal ZIP file has been downloaded, open the terminal and navigate to the directory where it was downloaded. Use the following command to extract the ZIP file:

unzip web-portal-master.zip

This will extract the contents of the ZIP file to a directory named "web-portal-master".

Step 3: Install Dependencies

Web-Portal requires several dependencies before it can be installed. Use the following command to install these dependencies:

sudo apt-get install python3-pip nginx supervisor

Step 4: Install Web-Portal

Navigate to the Web-Portal directory by running the following command:

cd web-portal-master

Once inside the directory, you can install Web-Portal by running the following command:

sudo pip3 install .

Step 5: Configure Web-Portal

After the installation is complete, it's important to configure Web-Portal to match your server's specifications. Navigate to the Web-Portal configuration file by running the following command:

sudo nano /etc/web-portal/config.py

In this file, you can configure settings such as the default username and password, the port number that Web-Portal runs on, and the location of your services. Once you have made your changes, save the file by pressing "Ctrl + X", then "Y", and then "Enter".

Step 6: Start Web-Portal

Once the configuration is complete, you can start Web-Portal by running the following commands in the terminal:

sudo systemctl enable supervisor
sudo systemctl start supervisor
sudo service nginx start

Step 7: Access Web-Portal

After starting the Web-Portal service, you can access it by opening a web browser and navigating to your server's IP address followed by the port number specified in the Web-Portal configuration file (e.g. http://192.168.1.2:8000). Enter the default username and password specified in the configuration file to access the Web-Portal dashboard.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Web-Portal on Elementary OS Latest. You can now use it to manage your services with ease.