ThingsBoard is an open-source IoT platform designed for the rapid development, management, and scaling of IoT projects. This guide uses the thingsboard/tb-postgres container as an example, though other ThingsBoard containers can be configured with different port and environment values as specified in the ThingsBoard documentation.

This guide provides a step-by-step approach to deploying the ThingsBoard container on ALPON X4. It covers the necessary prerequisites, deployment configuration, and final steps to ensure a successful installation.

Deployment

Ensure the thingsboard/tb-postgres container is available in your Sixfab registry. If it is not, follow these steps to add it:

1. Open a terminal on your personal computer and pull the ThingsBoard container:
   
   
   Shell

   docker pull --platform=linux/arm64 thingsboard/tb-postgres
   

2. Log in to the Sixfab Connect platform, navigate to the Sixfab Registry page
3. Click on + Add Container and follow the prompts to push container to Sixfab registry.
   
   

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   Manage and Deploy Applications

   Visit the Manage & Deploy Applications page for all the necessary details on pushing your container image to the Sixfab Registry.

Alternative Deployment Option:

If you prefer not to use the Sixfab registry, select the I would like to use my own container path option during deployment and enter: thingsboard/tb-postgres:latest

This will deploy the container directly from Docker Hub.

Configuration

1. Go to the Application section of your asset on Sixfab Connect.

2. Click the + Deploy button to configure and deploy the container.

3. In the Deploy Container window, use the following settings:
   
   

   • Container Name: thingsboard

   • Image: Select the ThingsBoard image and tag pushed to the Sixfab Registry, or follow the steps mentioned in the 'Alternative Deployment Option'.

   • Environment: Click "+ Add More" in the environment section and add the following values:

     Key	Value
     TB_QUEUE_TYPE	in-memory

     
     

   • Ports: Click "+ Add More" in the Ports section and add the following ports:

     From	To
     30880	9090
     31883	1883
     30770	7070
     30683	5683
     30684	5684
     30685	5685
     30686	5686
     30687	5687
     30688	5688

   
   

   • Volumes: Click "+ Add More" in the Volumes section and configure the following volumes:

     Read/Write	Local Path	Target Path
     Read/Write	/tmp/tb-data	/data
     Read/Write	/tmp/tb-logs	/var/log/thingsboard

     
     

   • Click the "+ Deploy" button to deploy ThingsBoard.

   
   

Check Deployment

Once deployment is complete:

• Locate the local IP address. The device's IP address can be viewed under Assets Details → Network tab → Interface Monitoring — Details.
• Open a web browser and navigate to: http://<DEVICE_IP_ADDRESS>:30880 to access the ThingsBoard dashboard.