How to Install Thingspeak on Linux Mint Latest?

In this tutorial, we will be discussing how to install Thingspeak on Linux Mint Latest. Thingspeak is an IoT platform that allows you to collect, analyze and act upon data from various sensors and devices. Installing it on your Linux Mint computer is relatively easy and can be done in just a few simple steps.

Prerequisites

• Linux Mint Latest
• Access to a terminal
• Root user privileges or sudo access

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before we can install Thingspeak, we need to install few dependencies such as Ruby, Ruby on Rails, and MySQL. To install all these dependencies, open a terminal and type the following commands:

sudo apt-get install ruby-full
sudo gem install rails
sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client libmysqlclient-dev

Step 2: Download Thingspeak

Once you have installed all the necessary dependencies, the next step is to download Thingspeak. To download Thingspeak, open a terminal and type the following commands:

git clone https://github.com/iobridge/ThingSpeak.git
cd ThingSpeak

Step 3: Set Up Database

Now, we need to set up a database for Thingspeak to use. To do this, open a terminal and type the following commands:

mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL root password and then create a new database for Thingspeak:

mysql> create database thingspeak;

Then, create a new MySQL user for Thingspeak:

mysql> create user 'thingspeak'@'localhost' identified by 'password';

Grant privileges to the new user:

mysql> grant all privileges on thingspeak.* to 'thingspeak'@'localhost';
mysql> flush privileges;
mysql> exit;

Step 4: Configure Thingspeak

Next, we need to configure Thingspeak. To do this, open a terminal and navigate to the directory where thingspeak is installed:

cd ~/ThingSpeak

Copy the configuration file:

cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml

Now, we need to edit the configuration file to match our database setup. To do this, open the file using a text editor:

nano config/database.yml

Edit the file to match the following:

production:
  adapter: mysql2
  encoding: utf8
  database: thingspeak
  username: thingspeak
  password: password
  host: localhost
  port: 3306

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Install Thingspeak

Finally, we are ready to install Thingspeak. To do this, open a terminal and navigate to the directory where thingspeak is installed:

cd ~/ThingSpeak

Run the following command to install Thingspeak:

bundle install
RAILS_ENV=production rake db:create
RAILS_ENV=production rake db:migrate

Step 6: Start Thingspeak

Once you have installed Thingspeak, you can start it up by running the following command:

rails server -e production

Once the server is up and running, you can access Thingspeak by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:3000/.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Thingspeak on Linux Mint Latest.

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