mainflux Installation Guide Installation Guide

mainflux is a free and open-source IoT platform. Mainflux provides scalable, secure IoT platform

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 2+ cores

RAM: 4GB minimum

Storage: 20GB for data

Network: HTTP/MQTT/CoAP

Operating System:

Linux: Any modern distribution (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, openSUSE)

macOS: 10.14+ (Mojave or newer)

Windows: Windows Server 2016+ or Windows 10

FreeBSD: 11.0+

Network Requirements:

Port 9000 (default mainflux port)

Various protocols

Dependencies:

See official documentation for specific requirements

System Access: root or sudo privileges required

This guide supports installation on:

RHEL 8/9 and derivatives (CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux)

Debian 11/12

Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS

Arch Linux (rolling release)

Alpine Linux 3.18+

openSUSE Leap 15.5+ / Tumbleweed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15+

macOS 12+ (Monterey and later)

FreeBSD 13+

Windows 10/11/Server 2019+ (where applicable)

bash

# Install EPEL repository if needed
sudo dnf install -y epel-release

# Install mainflux
sudo dnf install -y mainflux

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now mainflux

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=9000/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
mainflux --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install mainflux
sudo apt install -y mainflux

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now mainflux

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 9000

# Verify installation
mainflux --version

bash

# Install mainflux
sudo pacman -S mainflux

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now mainflux

# Verify installation
mainflux --version

bash

# Install mainflux
apk add --no-cache mainflux

# Enable and start service
rc-update add mainflux default
rc-service mainflux start

# Verify installation
mainflux --version

bash

# Install mainflux
sudo zypper install -y mainflux

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now mainflux

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=9000/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
mainflux --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install mainflux

# Start service
brew services start mainflux

# Verify installation
mainflux --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install mainflux

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'mainflux_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service mainflux start

# Verify installation
mainflux --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install mainflux

# Or using Scoop
scoop install mainflux

# Verify installation
mainflux --version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/mainflux

# Set up basic configuration
# See official documentation for detailed configuration options

# Test configuration
mainflux --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable mainflux

# Start service
sudo systemctl start mainflux

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop mainflux

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart mainflux

# Check status
sudo systemctl status mainflux

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u mainflux -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add mainflux default

# Start service
rc-service mainflux start

# Stop service
rc-service mainflux stop

# Restart service
rc-service mainflux restart

# Check status
rc-service mainflux status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'mainflux_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service mainflux start

# Stop service
service mainflux stop

# Restart service
service mainflux restart

# Check status
service mainflux status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start mainflux
brew services stop mainflux
brew services restart mainflux

# Check status
brew services list | grep mainflux

powershell

# Start service
net start mainflux

# Stop service
net stop mainflux

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service mainflux
Stop-Service mainflux
Restart-Service mainflux

# Check status
Get-Service mainflux

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream mainflux_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:9000;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name mainflux.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name mainflux.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/mainflux.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/mainflux.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://mainflux_backend;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName mainflux.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://mainflux.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName mainflux.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/mainflux.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/mainflux.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:9000/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:9000/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend mainflux_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/mainflux.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend mainflux_backend

backend mainflux_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server mainflux1 127.0.0.1:9000 check

bash

# Set appropriate permissions
sudo chown -R mainflux:mainflux /etc/mainflux
sudo chmod 750 /etc/mainflux

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=9000/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Enable SELinux policies (if applicable)
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on

See official documentation for database configuration requirements.

bash

# Basic system tuning
echo 'net.core.somaxconn = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p

bash

# Check service status
sudo systemctl status mainflux

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u mainflux -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep mainflux)

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Basic backup script
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/mainflux"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/mainflux-backup-$DATE.tar.gz" /etc/mainflux /var/lib/mainflux

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/mainflux-backup-$DATE.tar.gz"

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop mainflux

# Restore from backup
tar -xzf /backup/mainflux/mainflux-backup-*.tar.gz -C /

# Start service
sudo systemctl start mainflux

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u mainflux -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/mainflux/mainflux.log

# Check configuration
mainflux --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/mainflux

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 9000

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 9000

# Check firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

3. Performance issues:

bash

# Check resource usage
top -p $(pgrep mainflux)

# Check disk I/O
iotop -p $(pgrep mainflux)

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 9000

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  mainflux:
    image: mainflux:latest
    ports:
      - "9000:9000"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/mainflux
      - ./data:/var/lib/mainflux
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update mainflux

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade mainflux

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu mainflux

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade mainflux

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update mainflux

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade mainflux

# Always backup before updates
tar -czf /backup/mainflux-pre-update-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /etc/mainflux

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart mainflux

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/mainflux

# Clean old logs
find /var/log/mainflux -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -delete

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/mainflux

Official Documentation: https://docs.mainflux.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/mainflux/mainflux

Community Forum: https://forum.mainflux.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.mainflux.org/best-practices

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Note: This guide is part of the HowToMgr collection. Always refer to official documentation for the most up-to-date information.

1. Prerequisites

2. Supported Operating Systems

3. Installation

RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux

Debian/Ubuntu

Arch Linux

Alpine Linux

openSUSE/SLES

macOS

FreeBSD

Windows

Initial Configuration

Basic Configuration

5. Service Management

systemd (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, openSUSE)

OpenRC (Alpine Linux)

rc.d (FreeBSD)

launchd (macOS)

Windows Service Manager

Advanced Configuration

Reverse Proxy Setup

nginx Configuration

Apache Configuration

HAProxy Configuration

Security Configuration

Basic Security Setup

Database Setup

Performance Optimization

System Tuning

Monitoring

Basic Monitoring

9. Backup and Restore

Backup Script

Restore Procedure

6. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Integration Examples

Docker Compose Example

Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

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