Thingspeak is an open-source internet of things (IoT) analytics platform. It allows users to collect, analyze, and visualize data from IoT devices. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Thingspeak on FreeBSD Latest.
Before starting the installation process, ensure that you have the following:
The first step is to install the required dependencies for Thingspeak to run on FreeBSD Latest. These dependencies include MySQL Server, Ruby, and Ruby on Rails. To install them, run the following command:
pkg install mysql57-server rubygem-rails rubygem-unicorn
After the installation is complete, start the MySQL service and enable it to start automatically during boot by running the following commands:
sysrc mysql_enable="YES"
service mysql-server start
To install Thingspeak, clone the repository from GitHub by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/iobridge/thingspeak.git
Once the cloning process is complete, navigate to the Thingspeak directory by running the following command:
cd thingspeak
Now, run the following command to install the required gems:
bundle install
After installing the gems, run the following command to load the database schema:
rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV=production
Before running Thingspeak, you need to configure it for your specific environment. To do this, copy the configuration file and edit it to fit your needs by running the following commands:
cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml
cp config/application.yml.example config/application.yml
Open the application.yml file and edit the parameters to match your environment. Specifically, update the values for secret_key_base and api_key.
To start Thingspeak, run the following command:
unicorn_rails -c config/unicorn.rb -E production -D
This will start the Unicorn web server in the background and make Thingspeak accessible via a web browser.
To verify that Thingspeak is installed correctly, open a web browser and navigate to:
http://your-server-ip-address
If Thingspeak is installed correctly, you should see the Thingspeak welcome page.
In this tutorial, we covered the steps necessary to install Thingspeak on FreeBSD Latest. With Thingspeak installed, you can collect, analyze, and visualize data from IoT devices.
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