Requirements

To install the Coda service on your device, you will need the following:

EdgeIQ account ID
Device ID - as configured in EdgeIQ (defaults to eth0 MAC address of your device)
Your Network Manager (netplan, nmcli, etc)

These requirements should also be met:

Administrative access to your device
Gateway device has Internet access
Gateway device pre-configured in EdgeIQ Cloud (via API or web portal)
Hardware architecture must be one of these: x86, amd64, mips32/64, armv5/6/7, arm64

Ports and Domains:

The Coda client calls to the following domains and ports, which must be accessible by the edge client

Staging:

mqtt.stage.machineshop.io port 1883
api.stage.edgeiq.io port 443

Production:

mqtt.ms-io.com port 443 (not 1883)
api.edgeiq.io port 443

Disk space:

20-30MB for Edge
Additional 20-30MB for Coda updates
Enough storage for messages to be stored from endpoints - application specific
Space for any software updates - application specific

Linux tools:

wget or curl for install script (manual installation only)
tar
sed
grep
/bin/sh or /bin/bash
reboot

Process manager:

systemd (preferred)
sysv (acceptable)
Can be configured for others

Application management:

systemd

Secure Communications:

Root certificates installed
Python 3.7 for Greengrass monitoring

Network tools — if you need a network configuration (required for GG HA Groups):

ifconfig
wpa_supplicant if wifi configuration needed
network configuration files in standard locations
iptables
sysctl
rsync

NOTE: Various installations of Linux (such as OpenWRT) may have preferred tools that should override these requirements and require configuration of Coda. In these cases, a custom device onboarding process may be necessary

If any of these requirements cannot be met, please contact EdgeIQ Support at [email protected] or 857-999-3343. You can also contact your EdgeIQ Customer Success contact for additional instructions.