How to Install pyDash on macOS

The following tutorial will guide you through the steps required to install pyDash on macOS. pyDash is a lightweight web-based monitoring tool for Linux and macOS servers.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

  • A macOS machine
  • Python 3 installed
  • pip (Python package manager) installed

Installation

  1. Open a terminal window on your macOS machine.
  2. Install pyDash using pip by running the following command:
pip install pydash
  1. Once the installation is complete, navigate to the directory where you want to store the pyDash files. For example, you can create a new directory called pydash in your home directory by running the following command:
mkdir ~/pydash
  1. Change into the new directory by running the following command:
cd ~/pydash
  1. Create a new configuration file for pyDash by running the following command:
cp /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pydash.cfg.sample pydash.cfg

Note: Make sure to replace the Python version in the above command to match the version you have installed on your macOS machine.

  1. Edit the pydash.cfg file to configure pyDash. For example, you can change the default port number to listen on by changing the following line:
bind_address: 0.0.0.0
bind_port: 5000
  1. Save the changes to the pydash.cfg file.

Running pyDash

  1. Start pyDash by running the following command:
pydash

  1. pyDash will now be running on your macOS machine. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:5000 (replace 5000 with the port number you configured in the pydash.cfg file) to access the pyDash web interface.

  2. To stop pyDash, press Ctrl-C in the terminal window where pyDash is running.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed pyDash on your macOS machine.