How to Install Hubleys Dashboard on NetBSD

Hubleys is a web dashboard for monitoring and managing the status of servers, services, and applications. It is built using Go and Vue.js, and is available for free on GitHub. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Hubleys on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

• A NetBSD server with root access.
• Basic knowledge of command-line usage.

Installation Steps

Step 1: Install the Go Programming Language

1. Open a terminal window.
2. Download the latest binary release of Go:

   $ ftp https://golang.org/dl/go1.16.7.linux-amd64.tar.gz
   

3. Extract the archive:

   $ tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.16.7.linux-amd64.tar.gz
   

4. Set the GOROOT environment variable to the installation path:

   $ echo "export GOROOT=/usr/local/go" >> ~/.profile
   

5. Add the bin directory to the PATH environment variable:

   $ echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin" >> ~/.profile
   

6. Reload the profile:

   $ . ~/.profile
   

7. Confirm that the installation was successful by running the go version command:

   $ go version
   

Step 2: Install NPM and Node.js

1. Download the latest binary release of Node.js:

   $ ftp https://nodejs.org/dist/v16.11.1/node-v16.11.1.tar.gz
   

2. Extract the archive:

   $ tar -C /usr/local -xzf node-v16.11.1.tar.gz
   

3. Change to the node-v16.11.1 directory:

   $ cd /usr/local/node-v16.11.1
   

4. Compile and install Node.js:

   $ ./configure
   $ make -j4
   $ make install
   

5. Add the bin directory to the PATH environment variable:

   $ echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin" >> ~/.profile
   

6. Confirm that the installation was successful by running the node -v command:

   $ node -v
   

Step 3: Install Hubleys

1. Install the go-bindata tool:

   $ go get -u github.com/go-bindata/go-bindata/...
   

2. Clone the Hubleys repository:

   $ git clone https://github.com/knrdl/hubleys-dashboard.git
   $ cd hubleys-dashboard
   

3. Generate the required files:

   $ make generate
   

4. Compile the Go code:

   $ make build
   

5. Install the Node.js dependencies:

   $ npm install
   

6. Build the Vue.js code:

   $ npm run build
   

7. Launch Hubleys:

   $ ./hubleys-dashboard
   

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Hubleys Dashboard on NetBSD. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:1234 to access the dashboard.