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Installing Thingsboard on Alpine Linux Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps needed to install Thingsboard, an open-source IoT platform, on Alpine Linux.

Prerequisites

• A server running Alpine Linux Latest
• Java 8 or above installed
• Root or superuser access

Steps

1. Update your system:

sudo apk update

2. Install necessary packages:

sudo apk add postgresql
sudo apk add mosquitto
sudo apk add nginx

3. Install Thingsboard:

wget https://github.com/thingsboard/thingsboard/releases/download/v3.3.3/thingsboard-3.3.3.rpm.zst
sudo apk add zstd
sudo unzstd thingsboard-3.3.3.rpm.zst
sudo rpm -i thingsboard-3.3.3.rpm

4. Start the Thingsboard application:

sudo service thingsboard start

5. Configure Nginx reverse proxy to access Thingsboard:

5.1. Create an Nginx configuration for the reverse proxy:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/thingsboard.conf

5.2. Add the following configuration information to the file:

server { 
    listen 80; 
    server_name yourdomain.com; 

    location / { 
        proxy_set_header Host $http_host; 
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr; 
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;

        proxy_pass http://localhost:8080; 
        proxy_redirect off; 
        proxy_http_version 1.1; 
        proxy_request_buffering off; 

        client_max_body_size 256M; 
    } 
}

Replace yourdomain.com with your domain name or your server's IP address.

5.3. Verify Nginx configuration and restart Nginx:

sudo nginx -t
sudo systemctl restart nginx

6. Access the Thingsboard application from your web browser at https://yourdomain.com.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Thingsboard on Alpine Linux. You can now begin using it to manage your IoT devices.

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