Installing TeslaMate on Fedora CoreOS Latest

TeslaMate is an open-source self-hosted data logger for Tesla vehicles, designed to run on a variety of platforms, including Fedora CoreOS. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install TeslaMate on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, you need to fulfill the following prerequisites:

• A running instance of Fedora CoreOS Latest
• Access to the internet
• A Tesla Vehicle with a valid access token

Step 1: Installing Docker

TeslaMate requires Docker to be installed on your system. To install Docker on Fedora CoreOS Latest, follow the steps below:

sudo dnf install docker

After installing Docker, start the Docker service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start docker

Step 2: Creating a Docker Network for TeslaMate

The next step is to create a Docker network for TeslaMate. Run the following command to create a network named teslamate_network:

sudo docker network create teslamate_network

Step 3: Pulling and Configuring the TeslaMate Docker Container

Next, pull the TeslaMate Docker container by running the following command:

sudo docker pull teslamate/teslamate

After pulling the container, create a configuration file named .env by running the following command:

sudo nano .env

In the configuration file, set the following environment variables:

TZ=UTC
DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres:postgrespassword@teslamate_database/teslamate_production
MQTT_HOST=mosquitto
MQTT_USERNAME=teslamate
MQTT_PASSWORD=supersecretpassword
MQTT_PREFIX=teslamate
VIRTUAL_HOST=teslamate.example.com

Note: Replace supersecretpassword with a strong password of your choice.

Step 4: Running the TeslaMate Docker Container

After configuring the environment variables, run the TeslaMate Docker container by executing the following command:

sudo docker run -d \
  --name=teslamate \
  --network=teslamate_network \
  -p 4000:4000 \
  -p 3000:3000 \
  -v ~/.teslamate:/opt/app-root/src/teslamate-userdata \
  --env-file .env \
  teslamate/teslamate

This command will start the TeslaMate container in detached mode, expose the ports 3000 and 4000, and mount the ~/.teslamate directory to persist the data.

Step 5: Accessing TeslaMate

After running the TeslaMate container, you can access it by visiting http://<your-server-IP>:4000 in your web browser.

Log in using your Tesla credentials and the Access Token for your Tesla Vehicle.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we guided you on how to install TeslaMate on Fedora CoreOS Latest using Docker. Now, you can start monitoring your Tesla vehicle and generating insightful analytics.