Thingsboard is an open-source IoT platform that is used to collect, analyze, and visualize data from IoT devices. In this tutorial, we will guide you step by step on how to install Thingsboard on EndeavourOS Latest.
Before we start the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:
The first step is to update your system packages to the latest available versions. This can be done by running the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
Thingsboard requires Java 8 or newer to run on your system. To install Java, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S jdk8-openjdk
After the installation is complete, verify the version installed by typing the following command in the terminal:
java -version
Thingsboard uses PostgreSQL as its database management system. To install PostgreSQL, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S postgresql
After the installation is complete, start the PostgreSQL service and enable it to start automatically at boot time by running the following commands:
sudo systemctl start postgresql
sudo systemctl enable postgresql
Now that we have installed all the required dependencies, it is time to install Thingsboard on our system. Follow the steps below to install Thingsboard:
wget https://github.com/thingsboard/thingsboard/releases/download/v3.3.0/thingsboard-3.3.0.rpm
sudo pacman -U thingsboard-3.3.0.rpm
After successful installation, start the Thingsboard service by typing the following command:
sudo systemctl start Thingsboard
To make sure it starts automatically at boot time, enable the Thingsboard service by running the following command:
sudo systemctl enable Thingsboard
Thingsboard is now installed and running on your system. You can access it by opening a web browser and navigating to the following address:
http://localhost:8080/
You should now see the Thingsboard login page where you can log in using your username and password.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Thingsboard on EndeavourOS Latest. We hope this tutorial was helpful, and you can start using Thingsboard to collect, analyze, and visualize data from your IoT devices. If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to leave a comment below.
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