Thingspeak is an open-source IoT (Internet of Things) platform that allows users to collect, store, analyze and visualize data from connected devices. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Thingspeak on NetBSD, a free and open-source Unix-like operating system.
Before installing any software, it is recommended to update the system and install any available updates. To do so, run the following command as the root user:
pkgin update && pkgin upgrade
This will update the package repository and install any available updates to the system.
Next, we need to install the required packages for Thingspeak to function properly. Run the following command to install the packages:
pkgin install git mongodb ruby25 ruby25-mongo
This command installs Git, MongoDB, and Ruby 2.5 along with the MongoDB Ruby driver.
After installing the required packages, we will clone the Thingspeak repository from Github. Run the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/iobridge/thingspeak.git
This will create a new directory called "thingspeak" in your current working directory.
Now we need to install the required dependencies for Thingspeak to run. Move into the cloned repository directory by running:
cd thingspeak
and then run the following command:
gem install bundler && bundle install
This will install Bundler, a dependency management tool for Ruby, and then install all the necessary Thingspeak dependencies.
After installing dependencies, we need to configure the Thingspeak application. Copy the configuration file:
cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml
and then modify it to match your MongoDB server configuration. You will need to edit the host, port, username, and password settings to match your MongoDB installation configuration.
Before starting the Thingspeak server, start the MongoDB server by running:
/usr/pkg/bin/mongod
This will start the MongoDB server in the background.
Finally, we can start the Thingspeak server by running:
rails server
This will start the Thingspeak server on port 3000. You can access it by going to your web browser and typing http://<NetBSD IP address>:3000 in the address bar.
In this tutorial, we went through the steps to install Thingspeak on NetBSD, a free and open-source Unix-like operating system. With this platform, you can collect, store, analyze and visualize data from connected devices.
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