This installation guide is assuming and recommends that Radar be installed on VM with Ubuntu server .

Prerequisites

• Ubuntu Server (18.04 LTS or newer)
• Node.js and npm installed
• Root or sudo access

Installation Steps

1. Clone the repo and install dependencies bash git clone https://github.com/kevinmuscara/radar cd radar npm install

2. Create env variables for production cp .env.example .env

3. Modify systemd service for your ubuntu user bash WorkingDirectory=/home/<insert_user>/radar ExecStart=/usr/bin/node /home/<insert_user>/radar/index.js

4. Start the systemd service ```bash # Move the service file to systemd sudo mv radarboard.service /etc/systemd/system

   # Reload systemd daemon sudo systemctl daemon-reload

   # Enable the service to start on boot sudo systemctl enable radarboard

   # Start the service sudo systemctl start radarboard

   # Check status sudo systemctl status radarboard ```

Useful Commands

Check Application Status

sudo systemctl status radarboard.service

View Application Logs

sudo journalctl -u radarboard.service -f

Restart the Application

sudo systemctl restart radarboard.service

Stop the Application

sudo systemctl stop radarboard.service

Start the Application

sudo systemctl start radarboard.service

View Last 50 Log Lines

sudo journalctl -u radarboard.service -n 50

Configuration

Environment Variables

The application uses a .env file for configuration. Copy .env.example to .env and customize:

Available Settings: - PORT - Server port (default: 80) - HOST - Server host/IP address (default: 0.0.0.0) - NODE_ENV - Environment mode: development or production (default: production)

Database

• The application uses SQLite for data persistence
• Database file is created automatically on first run
• Located in the project root as database.db