ThingSpeak is an open-source platform for the Internet of Things (IoT). It allows you to collect, store, and analyze data from sensors and other IoT devices. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install ThingSpeak on OpenSUSE latest.
The first step is to ensure that your OpenSUSE latest system has all the necessary packages installed. Run the following command to install them:
sudo zypper install git curl libcurl-devel sqlite3-devel
This command will install Git, Curl, and related libraries that will be required to build and run ThingSpeak.
ThingSpeak is built on Ruby on Rails, a popular web application framework. Therefore, you will need to install the Ruby version manager (RVM) to manage different versions of Ruby on your system.
Use the following command to install RVM:
curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --ruby
Once the installation is complete, run the following command to ensure that RVM is running correctly:
rvm -v
ThingSpeak also requires PostgreSQL, a popular relational database management system. Install it using the following command:
sudo zypper install postgresql postgresql-server postgresql-devel
Start the PostgreSQL server and enable it to start on boot:
sudo systemctl start postgresql
sudo systemctl enable postgresql
Create a new PostgreSQL user by running the following commands:
sudo su postgres
createuser thingspeak
exit
You can now clone the ThingSpeak repository from GitHub to your local machine. Run the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/iobridge/thingspeak.git
Navigate to the cloned repository directory:
cd thingspeak
ThingSpeak needs some configurations before it can run. Copy the example database configuration file and set the environment variables:
cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml
echo "export RAILS_ENV=production" >> ~/.bashrc
echo "export THINGSPEAK_DOMAIN=localhost" >> ~/.bashrc
echo "export THINGSPEAK_PORT=3000" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
The above configuration will set the production environment for ThingSpeak and the domain and port where it will run.
ThingSpeak comes with a Gemfile that specifies the required Ruby Gems to run. Use the following command to install them:
gem install bundler
bundle install --without test development
Next, create the ThingSpeak database and run the migrations:
RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake db:create
RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake db:migrate
Finally, start the ThingSpeak server using the following command:
RAILS_ENV=production rails server -b 0.0.0.0
This command will start the ThingSpeak server on all available network interfaces. You can access it on your browser by typing http://localhost:3000/ in the address bar.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed ThingSpeak on OpenSUSE latest. You can now start collecting data from your IoT devices and analyze it using ThingSpeak.
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