How to Install μlogger on OpenSUSE Latest

Introduction

μlogger is open-source software that allows you to log and record data from various sensors and sources. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install μlogger server on OpenSUSE latest through step-by-step instructions.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation, ensure that you have the following prerequisites.

  • A running instance of OpenSUSE latest
  • An active internet connection
  • A user with administrative privileges (sudo)

Step-by-step instructions

  1. Update Package repositories
sudo zypper refresh
  1. Install dependencies for the μlogger server

Open a terminal window and execute the following command to install dependencies.

sudo zypper install -y gcc make gcc-c++ git-core libconfuse-devel mysql-devel
  1. Clone μlogger from GitHub

Let's clone μlogger from GitHub with the following command:

git clone https://github.com/bfabiszewski/ulogger-server.git
  1. Building the μlogger server

First, you need to go to the folder containing the μlogger server.

cd ulogger-server

Then, run the following command to compile the source code:

make
  1. Configure μlogger

To configure μlogger server, you need to create a configuration file using the example provided in the cfg folder.

cp cfg/ulogger.cfg.example ulogger.cfg

Next, open ulogger.cfg using your favorite text editor and add the following configuration:

DATABAE_TYPE = "mysql"
SQL_SERVER = "localhost"
SQL_USERNAME = "root"
SQL_PASSWORD = "password"
SQL_DB = "ulogger"

Make sure to replace SQL_USERNAME, SQL_PASSWORD, and SQL_DB with your MySQL configuration.

  1. Create a database for μlogger
mysql -uroot -p -e 'create database ulogger;'
  1. Initialize database schema
./ulogger-server -i

You should see output similar to this:

μLogger server version 0.2.2 (Aug 15 2016 18:14:10)
Connecting to database...
Database connected.
Database schema not installed. Installing...
Database schema installed!
Database schema initialized!
Shutting down μLogger server...
Exiting!
  1. Run μlogger

Finally, start the μlogger server by running the following command:

./ulogger-server

You should see output similar to this:

μLogger server version 0.2.2 (Aug 15 2016 18:14:10)
Connecting to database...
Database connected.
Starting server...
Server started.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured μlogger server on OpenSUSE latest. Now you can proceed to start collecting data from various sources.