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Version: 2.2.0

Pre-requisites

The following section assumes you have installed all the tools required for web development from our tools section.

Before you move on, it is also mandatory that you read through the key technology list in our web technologies section and you understand the justification for each one, especially if you're not familiar with the specific technology.

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It is presumed that you already have a Web Base prepared and ready for you install modlets, otherwise, please go to the Web Framework quickstart section to initialize your Web Base.

It is also presumed that you are already familiar with running a local development environment, otherwise, please go to the Local Dev Environment to prepare your machine for local development.

Installation​

1. CLI tool installation of DASH Modlet​

Run the following command in the root of the Web Base folder.

web-base
npx cli install @mssfoobar/dash

You'll then be prompted to choose your 'root folder', use the default (current working directory).

The modlet will be installed, with the appropriate files being copied over, and dependencies will be added and copied into your package.json.

2. Manual steps​

note

The installation steps are still a work in progress, future versions of the modlet will shift all manual steps into the CLI tool.

2.1 Add the following properties to your .env file​

These default values will work if you're using 127.0.0.1.nip.io for development, otherwise, change them accordingly. The specifics for what each environment variable does can be found in the configuration section.

.env
...

## ==================== DASH ====================
## Please ensure that the backend services are deployed first.
# URL of the dashboard service (required)
DASH_URL=http://dash.127.0.0.1.nip.io
# URL of the tag service (required)
TAG_URL=http://tag.127.0.0.1.nip.io

3. Run the local environment required for DASH development​

dev-containers
podman compose --env-file .env -f dash/compose.yml up -d
tip

Remeber to adjust and add the compose.override.yml if you're using Docker, or have other requirements like exposing the database for direct connection from database management tool.

4. Start the development server​

npm run dev