How to Install Chartbrew on POP! OS Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Chartbrew on POP! OS. Chartbrew is a platform designed to help dashboard developers create, customize, and share their dashboards easily. Before beginning, make sure you have administrative privileges to your system and a stable internet connection.

Prerequisites

Before installing Chartbrew, ensure that you have the following installed on your system:

  • Node.js - Version 12 or later
  • NPM - Version 6 or later
  • Git
  • MongoDB - Version 4.4 or later
  • Yarn - Version 1.22 or later
  • Linuxbrew

Step 1: Install Node.js and NPM

Node.js and NPM are required to run Chartbrew. To install them, type the following commands in your terminal:

$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install nodejs
$ sudo apt install npm

Check the installation by running the commands below:

$ node -v
$ npm -v

Step 2: Install Git

Git is used to clone the Chartbrew code from GitHub. You can install Git by running the command below:

$ sudo apt install git

Step 3: Install MongoDB

MongoDB is required to store data and metadata for Chartbrew. You can install MongoDB by running the commands below:

$ sudo apt install -y mongodb
$ mongodb --version

Step 4: Install Yarn and Linuxbrew

Yarn is a package manager that manages Node.js packages that are required to run Chartbrew. Linuxbrew is used to install Chartbrew dependencies not available via the Debian package manager.

Install Yarn and Linuxbrew using the following commands:

$ npm install --global yarn
$ sudo apt install build-essential curl file git
$ sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Linuxbrew/install/master/install.sh)"
$ test -d ~/.linuxbrew && eval $(~/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv)
$ echo 'eval $(~/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv)' >>~/.profile

Step 5: Clone Chartbrew Repository and Install Dependencies

Clone the Chartbrew repository from GitHub into a suitable directory. For this tutorial, the directory ~/chartbrew is used. Run the following commands to clone the repository and install dependencies:

$ git clone https://github.com/chartbrew/chartbrew.git ~/chartbrew
$ cd ~/chartbrew
$ yarn install

Step 6: Update Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the root of the Chartbrew directory using the following command:

$ cp .env.example .env

Open the .env file and set the following environment variables:

  • DB_URL: Set to mongodb://localhost/chartbrew
  • PORT: Set to your preferred port for Chartbrew (defaults to 5000)
  • NODE_ENV: Set to production

Step 7: Build and Run Chartbrew

Build and run Chartbrew by running the following command in your terminal:

$ yarn build
$ yarn start

You should now be able to access Chartbrew on your browser at http://localhost:<PORT>.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have walked through the process of installing Chartbrew on a POP! OS machine. You should now have a fully functioning instance of Chartbrew running on your local system. You can now customize Chartbrew to suit your needs by creating and configuring dashboards according to your requirements.