How to Install DeviceHive on Debian

DeviceHive is an IoT platform that provides a set of open-source libraries and communication protocols for building scalable and efficient IoT applications. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install DeviceHive on Debian.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure you have the following:

1. A Debian machine with root access.
2. Java 8 or higher version installed on your system.
3. PostgreSQL installed on your machine.

Step 1: Install DeviceHive

To install DeviceHive on Debian, follow the below steps:

1. Add the DeviceHive package repository to your sources.list file by running the following command:

echo "deb https://packages.devicehive.com/debian/ buster main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/devicehive.list

2. Import the GPG key for the DeviceHive repository:

wget -q -O - https://packages.devicehive.com/devicehive-keyring.gpg | sudo apt-key add -

3. Update your system package list:

sudo apt-get update

4. After updating the package list, install DeviceHive:

sudo apt-get install devicehive

5. Once installation is completed, start the DeviceHive service by running:

sudo systemctl start devicehive

6. To check whether DeviceHive is running properly, open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080/ui. You should see the DeviceHive UI.

Step 2: Configure DeviceHive

By default, DeviceHive is configured to use an embedded database that is not recommended for production use. To configure DeviceHive to use a PostgreSQL database, follow the below steps:

1. Create a PostgreSQL database and user by running the following commands:

sudo su postgres
createuser -P devicehiveuser
createdb -O devicehiveuser devicehive
exit

2. Open the DeviceHive configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/devicehive/config.properties

3. Change the following properties in the config.properties file:

hibernate.connection.url=jdbc:postgresql://localhost/devicehive
hibernate.connection.username=devicehiveuser
hibernate.connection.password=your_password

4. Restart the DeviceHive service:

sudo systemctl restart devicehive

Congratulations! You have successfully installed DeviceHive on your Debian machine and also configured it to use a PostgreSQL database.

Conclusion

DeviceHive is now ready to support your IoT devices and applications. You can access the DeviceHive API by referring to the documentation available on the DeviceHive website.

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