How to Install Thingspeak on Manjaro

Thingspeak is a free open-source IoT platform for storing and analyzing sensor data. It allows you to create and manage your own IoT applications in a simple and powerful way. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Thingspeak on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before you start installing Thingspeak, you need to make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• Manjaro operating system.
• A terminal shell.
• Internet connectivity.

Steps to Install Thingspeak on Manjaro

Here are the steps to install Thingspeak on your Manjaro operating system.

Step 1: Installing Required Dependencies

To install Thingspeak, we need to install a few dependencies first. The following command will update your system and install the required packages.

sudo pacman -Syu
sudo pacman -S ruby ruby-bundler mysql

Step 2: Installing Thingspeak

Now that the dependencies are installed, we can proceed with the installation of Thingspeak on Manjaro. Follow the steps given below:

1. Clone the Thingspeak repository from GitHub using the following command.

   git clone https://github.com/ioberry/thingspeak.git
   

2. Change the directory to the Thingspeak cloned repository:

   cd thingspeak
   

3. Run the following command to install Thingspeak dependencies:

   bundle install --without mysql2 sqlite
   

4. After the dependencies are installed, run the following command to create the necessary database tables:

   RAILS_ENV=production rake db:create db:migrate
   

5. Finally, start the Thingspeak server using the following command:

   RAILS_ENV=production rails server webrick
   

Step 3: Accessing Thingspeak

Now that Thingspeak is installed and started, you can access the Thingspeak web interface by opening your web browser and entering the URL http://localhost:3000 in the address bar. This will take you to the Thingspeak dashboard, where you can create channels, add devices, and analyze data.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Thingspeak on Manjaro. Thingspeak is a powerful open-source IoT platform that can simplify and strengthen your IoT projects. We hope that our guide has been helpful to you.

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