Tutorial: How to Install Thingsboard on OpenSUSE

Introduction

Thingsboard is an open-source IoT platform that allows you to monitor and manage your connected devices. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Thingsboard on OpenSUSE.

Requirements

• OpenSUSE latest version
• Java 8 or higher
• Postgresql 9.6 or higher

Step 1: Install Java

First, you will need to install Java 8 or higher on your system. You can install Java using the following command:

sudo zypper in jdk8

Step 2: Install Postgresql

Install PostgreSQL using the following command:

sudo zypper in postgresql postgresql-server

Next, initialize the database:

sudo systemctl enable postgresql
sudo systemctl start postgresql
sudo postgresql-setup initdb

Step 3: Install Thingsboard

Download Thingsboard from their official website https://thingsboard.io/

wget https://github.com/thingsboard/thingsboard/releases/download/v3.3.1/thingsboard-3.3.1.rpm

Next, install Thingsboard using the following command:

sudo zypper in thingsboard-3.3.1.rpm

Step 4: Configure Thingsboard

To configure Thingsboard, you will need to edit the configuration file located at "/etc/thingsboard/conf/thingsboard.conf".

sudo nano /etc/thingsboard/conf/thingsboard.conf

Edit the following line to match your Postgres database configuration:

export DATABASE_ENTITIES_TYPE=pg
export DATABASE_TS_TYPE=pg
export DATABASE_URL=jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/thingsboard
export DATABASE_ENTITIES=thingsboard
export DATABASE_TS=thingsboard
export DATABASE_PWD=YOUR_POSTGRES_PASSWORD_HERE

Next, start and enable the Thingsboard service:

sudo systemctl enable thingsboard
sudo systemctl start thingsboard

By default, Thingsboard runs on port 8080. You can access the Thingsboard dashboard by going to "http://localhost:8080" in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Thingsboard on OpenSUSE. You can now start monitoring and managing your connected devices using Thingsboard.