How to Install EMQ X on OpenSUSE Latest

EMQ X is a highly scalable, real-time distributed MQTT message broker for IoT, M2M, and mobile applications. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install EMQ X on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• OpenSUSE Latest installed on your system.
• A user account with administrative privileges.

Step 1: Add EMQ X Package Repository

To install EMQ X on OpenSUSE Latest, you must first add the EMQ X package repository to your system. The following command will add the repository to your system:

sudo zypper addrepo -G -f https://repos.emqx.io/emqx-ce/sles/emqx-ce-GPG-KEY | sudo tee /etc/zypp/repos.d/emqx-ce.repo

Step 2: Update the System

Once the repository is added, update your system using the following command:

sudo zypper update

Step 3: Install EMQ X

To install EMQ X on OpenSUSE Latest, use the following command:

sudo zypper install emqx

Step 4: Start EMQ X

Once the installation is complete, start EMQ X using the following command:

sudo systemctl start emqx

Step 5: Verify EMQ X Status

To verify that EMQ X is running correctly, use the following command:

sudo systemctl status emqx

If EMQ X is running correctly, you should see the following output:

● emqx.service - EMQ X Broker
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/emqx.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: active (running) since Tue 2021-11-16 16:35:35 CET; 4s ago
  Process: 15477 ExecStop=/usr/bin/emqx_ctl stop (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
  Process: 15486 ExecStart=/usr/bin/emqx start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
 Main PID: 15539 (beam.smp)
    Tasks: 100 (limit: 32768)
   CGroup: /system.slice/emqx.service
           ├─15539 /usr/lib/emqx/bin/beam.smp -- -root /usr/lib/emqx -progname emqx 
           ├─15582 emqx_auth_username_pw
           ├─15583 emqx_backend
           ├─15584 emqx_tcp
           ├─15585 emqx_web_hook
           ├─15586 emqx_auth_clientid
           └─15587 emqx_auth_jwt

Nov 16 16:35:31 opensuse-1-vm systemd[1]: Starting EMQ X Broker...
Nov 16 16:35:35 opensuse-1-vm systemd[1]: Started EMQ X Broker.

Step 6: Access EMQ X Dashboard

You can access the EMQ X dashboard by opening your web browser and navigating to the following address:

http://<your-ip>:18083

You should see the EMQ X dashboard interface in your web browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed EMQ X on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now use EMQ X to manage your MQTT message broker and connect your IoT devices to your network.

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