Dashboard Starting Guide

#Starting Guide

In this starting guide, we will explain what is the Netbeast Dashboard and how to install it. We will also show how to install your first application in the dashboard.

• What is the Netbeast Dashboard
• How to install the dashboard
• How to install an example application

##What is the Netbeast Dashboard

This is a web panel from you can install, manage or publish IoT applications. For Linux + node.js.

I recommend check its github repository Here

##How to install the dashboard

###Prerequisites

You need to install:

• nodejs

If you are running on linux based system just:

# Using Ubuntu
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_4.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

# Using Debian, as root
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_4.x | bash -
apt-get install -y nodejs

• npm

Once you install Nodejs, npm is included.

###Install Netbeast Dashboard

You can install our dashboard in your pc, and try how it looks. Open your terminal and run:

sudo npm install -g nb-dashboard

If no erro appears, you will have installed the Netbeast Dashboard successfully. Now, let's see how it looks like. Open a terminal and run:

nb-dashboard --port 3000

Then open your browser and type:

localhost:3000

And you will see the Netbeast Dashboard running on your pc.

##Install an Example application

If you haven't installed the Netbeast Dashboard yet, go to Install Netbeast Dashboard secction and go for it.

In other case, we will show you how to install an application and run it in the dashboard

• First one, download an example application. You can do this running on a terminal

npm install -g netbeast-cli
netbeast new app
netbeast package app

A new folder named "app" and a folder named "app.tar.gz" will appear.

• Now run the dashboard on the terminal

nb-dashboard

• Open your browser and type:

localhost:3000

• And finally just, drag and drop the folder "app.tar.gz" to the dashboard.

• Then, you will have installed your app succesfully.

• And you will see our "Netbeast Hello World" APP.