DeviceHive is an open-source platform that enables you to connect, control, and manage devices using APIs and cloud services. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install DeviceHive on POP! OS latest.
Before starting the installation process, you need to ensure that you have the following installed on your system:
You can download the latest version of DeviceHive from the official website https://www.devicehive.com/downloads. Once you have downloaded the .zip file, extract it to your preferred location.
Next, you need to create a new PostgreSQL database for DeviceHive. You can do this by running the following commands in the terminal:
sudo -u postgres psql
CREATE DATABASE devicehive;
CREATE USER dh_admin WITH PASSWORD 'admin123';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE devicehive TO dh_admin;
After creating the database, navigate to the extracted DeviceHive directory using the terminal and locate the docker-compose.yml file. Open the file using a text editor and modify the following lines:
- POSTGRES_DB=dh
- POSTGRES_USER=dh_user
- POSTGRES_PASSWORD=dh_password
Change these lines to:
- POSTGRES_DB=devicehive
- POSTGRES_USER=dh_admin
- POSTGRES_PASSWORD=admin123
Save the changes and close the file.
To start the DeviceHive server, navigate to the extracted DeviceHive directory using the terminal and run the following command:
sudo docker-compose up -d
This command will start the DeviceHive server in the background.
You can access DeviceHive by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8090. This will open the DeviceHive web interface, where you can manage your devices.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install DeviceHive on POP! OS latest. By following these steps, you can set up your own IoT platform and connect and manage your devices using API and cloud services.
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