How to Install TeslaMate on NetBSD

This tutorial outlines the steps required to install TeslaMate on a NetBSD system. TeslaMate is a web-based data logger and viewer for Tesla vehicles. The steps in this tutorial assume that you have a basic understanding of NetBSD system administration and the command line.

Pre-requisites

Before proceeding, ensure that you have the following pre-requisites installed on your NetBSD system:

  • Docker
  • Docker Compose
  • Git

Steps

Follow the steps below to install TeslaMate on NetBSD:

1. Clone the TeslaMate Repository

Clone the TeslaMate repository from GitHub using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/adriankumpf/teslamate.git

2. Navigate to the Repository

Navigate to the root of the cloned repository using the following command:

cd teslamate

3. Create a .env File

Create a new .env file by copying the example file included in the repository:

cp .env.example .env

4. Configure the .env File

Open the newly created .env file in a text editor and set the following configurations:

  • DATABASE_URL: The URL for the Postgres database used by TeslaMate. Set to postgres://teslamate:password@db:5432/teslamate by default.

  • MQTT_HOST: The IP address or hostname of the MQTT broker used by TeslaMate. Set to mqtt by default.

  • MQTT_PORT: The port number for the MQTT broker. Set to 1883 by default.

  • MQTT_USERNAME: The username required to authenticate with the MQTT broker. Set to teslamate by default.

  • MQTT_PASSWORD: The corresponding password for the MQTT username.

  • TESLA_EMAIL: Your Tesla account email address.

  • TESLA_PASSWORD: Your Tesla account password.

  • API_TOKEN: A unique API token used to authenticate with TeslaMate. Generate a new token by running the following command:

    echo $(docker-compose run --rm web rake secret)

    Copy the generated token and paste it into the API_TOKEN field in your .env file.

5. Start the TeslaMate Services

Start the TeslaMate services using Docker Compose:

docker-compose up -d

This will start the TeslaMate web application, Postgres database, and MQTT broker.

6. Access the TeslaMate Web Interface

Once the services are up and running, access the TeslaMate web interface by navigating to http://localhost:4000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we walked through the steps required to install TeslaMate on a NetBSD system using Docker Compose. With TeslaMate up and running, you can now start logging and analyzing data from your Tesla vehicle.