ThingSpeak is an IoT platform that provides real-time data analytics services, which can be used to collect, analyze, and visualize data from sensors and other devices. In this tutorial, we will be installing ThingSpeak on Void Linux.
Before installing ThingSpeak, you need to install some dependencies. Open a terminal and run the following command as root:
xbps-install -S mariadb mariadb-client mariadb-dev imagemagick6-dev ruby ruby-dev mariadb-connector-c
ThingSpeak requires some Ruby gems to be installed. Run the following command as root to install them:
gem install bundler thin puma mysql2 json
Download the latest version of ThingSpeak from the official website using the following command:
wget https://github.com/iobridge/thingspeak/archive/master.zip
Extract the downloaded zip file using the following command:
unzip master.zip
Change to the extracted directory thingspeak-master and run the following command as root:
sudo bundle install
ThingSpeak requires a MySQL server to store data. Run the following command as root to configure MySQL:
mysql_secure_installation
Create a new database for ThingSpeak using the following commands in MySQL:
mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE thingspeak_production;
Copy the example configuration files to the correct location using the following commands:
cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml
cp config/environment.yml.example config/environment.yml
Open the file config/database.yml using your preferred text editor and update the username and password fields to match your MySQL configuration.
Start ThingSpeak using the following command:
bundle exec rails server -p 3000 -e production
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to access the ThingSpeak web interface.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed ThingSpeak on Void Linux.
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