How to Install DeviceHive on Linux Mint Latest

DeviceHive is an open-source IoT platform that allows you to monitor and manage your IoT devices. In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the installation process of DeviceHive on Linux Mint Latest.

Prerequisites

Linux Mint Latest
Java 8 or higher

Step 1: Install Java

Before installing DeviceHive, you need to make sure that Java is installed on your system. You can check if Java is installed by running the following command:

java -version

If Java is not installed, you can install it by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install default-jre

Step 2: Download DeviceHive

You can download the latest version of DeviceHive from their official website or GitHub page. In this tutorial, we'll be downloading the package directly from the official website.

To download the package, run the following command in your terminal:

wget https://github.com/devicehive/devicehive-java-server/releases/download/devicehive-3.5.0/devicehive-3.5.0.tar.gz

This will download the DeviceHive package to your home directory.

Step 3: Install DeviceHive

Once the package is downloaded, extract it using the following command:

tar -xvzf devicehive-3.5.0.tar.gz

This will extract the DeviceHive package to a folder named devicehive-3.5.0. We'll use this folder for the installation process.

Step 4: Configure DeviceHive

Before starting DeviceHive, you need to configure it according to your requirements. To do this, navigate to the devicehive-3.5.0 folder and open the conf/application.conf file using any text editor.

Here, you can change the server port, database details, and other settings according to your needs.

Step 5: Start DeviceHive

After configuring DeviceHive, you can start it by navigating to the devicehive-3.5.0 folder and running the following command:

./bin/devicehive start

This will start the DeviceHive server on your local machine. You can access it by opening your web browser and entering http://localhost:8080/api/rest in the address bar.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured DeviceHive on Linux Mint Latest. Now you can start monitoring and managing your IoT devices using this platform.