Thingsboard is an open-source IoT platform for data collection, processing, visualization, and device management. It offers great features such as real-time dashboards, analytics, and rule engine. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Thingsboard on Arch Linux.
Before you proceed, you will need the following:
Thingsboard requires PostgreSQL as the database backend. Install PostgreSQL using the following command:
sudo pacman -Sy postgresql
After installation, start the PostgreSQL service and enable it to start on boot:
sudo systemctl start postgresql
sudo systemctl enable postgresql
Next, create a new database called thingsboard and a user called tbuser with a secure password:
sudo -u postgres psql
CREATE DATABASE thingsboard;
CREATE USER tbuser WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD 'StrongPassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE thingsboard TO tbuser;
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Download the latest version of Thingsboard from their official website:
wget https://github.com/thingsboard/thingsboard/releases/download/v3.3.1/thingsboard-3.3.1.rpm
Install the RPM package using the following command:
sudo pacman -U thingsboard-3.3.1.rpm
Note that if you encounter any dependency issues during installation, use the --assume-installed option to install the required packages manually.
Once Thingsboard is installed, you need to configure it to use the PostgreSQL database you created earlier. Open the Thingsboard configuration file using a text editor:
sudo nano /usr/share/thingsboard/conf/thingsboard.conf
Update the following lines to reflect the PostgreSQL database configuration:
## Database Configuration
database:
type: postgres
url: jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/thingsboard
username: tbuser
password: StrongPassword
Save and close the file.
Start the Thingsboard service using the following command:
sudo systemctl start thingsboard
Verify that Thingsboard is running by checking its status:
sudo systemctl status thingsboard
If everything is working correctly, the output should show that Thingsboard is active and running.
Thingsboard web interface is available on port 8080 by default. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080. You will be prompted to create an administrator account. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Thingsboard on Arch Linux. You can now use it to collect and visualize data from your IoT devices.
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