How to Install Thingsboard on Manjaro

Thingsboard is an open-source IoT platform that allows users to monitor and manage connected devices. It offers a variety of functionalities such as data visualization, device management, and remote control. In this tutorial, we will be installing Thingsboard on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation, you need to make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

  • Manjaro operating system
  • Java 8 runtime environment (JRE) or Java 8 development kit (JDK)
  • 2 GB of RAM or more
  • 2 GB of disk space

Step 1: Download and Install Java

The first step is to install Java on your system. You can install Java by running the following command in your terminal:

sudo pacman -S jre8-openjdk-headless

This will install the Java 8 runtime environment.

Step 2: Download Thingsboard

To download Thingsboard, go to the official website at https://thingsboard.io/ and click on the "Download" button. Choose the appropriate package for your system (in our case, the Linux package).

Alternatively, you can download Thingsboard using the following command in your terminal:

wget https://github.com/thingsboard/thingsboard/releases/download/v3.2.2/thingsboard-3.2.2-1pe.noarch.rpm

Step 3: Install Thingsboard

Once you have downloaded the Thingsboard package, navigate to the folder where it is located and run the following command:

sudo pacman -U thingsboard-3.2.2-1pe.noarch.rpm

This will install Thingsboard on your system.

Step 4: Start Thingsboard

To start Thingsboard, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo systemctl start thingsboard

You can also enable Thingsboard to start automatically at system startup by running the following command:

sudo systemctl enable thingsboard

Step 5: Access Thingsboard

Once Thingsboard is running, you can access it by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8080. You should see the Thingsboard login page.

Use the default username and password (i.e., "sysadmin" and "sysadmin") to log in.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install and start Thingsboard on Manjaro. We also learned how to access the Thingsboard dashboard. With Thingsboard, you can easily manage and monitor your IoT devices.