Tutorial: How to Install Linux Dash on Windows 10

Linux Dash is a web-based dashboard tool that allows you to monitor your Linux server's performance and resource usage. Although it was originally designed for Linux systems, you can also install it on a Windows 10 system using the following steps:

Prerequisites

  1. A Windows 10 system
  2. A web browser (Chrome, Firefox, etc.)

Step 1: Install Python

First, you need to install Python on your Windows 10 system. Linux Dash requires Python 2.7 or 3.x. You can download Python from the official website: https://www.python.org/downloads/

Follow the instructions to install Python on your system.

Step 2: Download Linux Dash

Next, you need to download Linux Dash from the GitHub repository: https://github.com/afaqurk/linux-dash

Click on the "Download ZIP" button to download the source code.

Step 3: Extract the ZIP file

Once the ZIP file is downloaded, extract the contents to a desired location on your Windows 10 system. For example, you can extract it to C:\linux-dash.

Step 4: Install Dependencies

Before running Linux Dash, you need to install its dependencies. Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory where you extracted the ZIP file.

Run the following commands:

pip install flask
pip install psutil

Step 5: Run Linux Dash

To run Linux Dash, open a command prompt and navigate to the directory where you extracted the ZIP file.

Type the following command:

python linux-dash.py

This will start the Linux Dash server. Now, open your web browser and go to http://localhost:5000 to access the Linux Dash dashboard.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install and run Linux Dash on a Windows 10 system. With Linux Dash, you can monitor your Linux server's performance in real-time from anywhere.