This guide will help you to install ThingsBoard IoT Gateway on CentOS or RHEL.
Prerequisites
- Install Python version 3.7 or higher.
Step 1. Download the installation package
Download installation package.
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wget https://github.com/thingsboard/thingsboard-gateway/releases/latest/download/python3-thingsboard-gateway.rpm
Step 2. Install the gateway using yum
Install ThingsBoard IoT Gateway as package and run it as daemon use the following command:
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sudo yum install -y ./python3-thingsboard-gateway.rpm
Step 3. Check gateway status
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systemctl status thingsboard-gateway
You may notice some errors in the output. However, it is expected, since gateway is not configured to connect to ThingsBoard yet:
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... python3[7563]: ''2019-12-26 09:31:15' - ERROR - mqtt_connector - 181 - Default Broker connection FAIL with error 5 not authorised!'
... python3[7563]: ''2019-12-26 09:31:15' - DEBUG - mqtt_connector - 186 - "Default Broker" was disconnected.'
... python3[7563]: ''2019-12-26 09:31:16' - DEBUG - tb_client - 78 - connecting to ThingsBoard'
... python3[7563]: ''2019-12-26 09:31:17' - DEBUG - tb_client - 78 - connecting to ThingsBoard'
Step 4. Configure the gateway
Now you can go to configuration guide to configure the gateway. In order for the changes to be saved, we need to restart the gateway.
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systemctl restart thingsboard-gateway
