Setup for Windows

Install InfluxDB

1. Download influxdb2-2.0.7-windows-amd64.zip

2. Create a folder called influxdb, in a directory of your choice and extract the contents of the upper zip file into it.

Run InfluxDB

1. Launch Powershell with administrator privileges.
2. Move to the directory where InfluxDB is installed.

   cd '.\Program Files\InfluxData\influxdb\'

3. Run influxdb service

   ./influxd

4. Open your browser and go to the following address http://localhost:8086/signin .

Install Telegraf

Telegraf is a plugin-driven server agent for collecting and sending metrics and events from databases, systems, and IoT sensors.

1. Launch Powershell with administrator privileges.
2. Paste and execute

   wget https://dl.influxdata.com/telegraf/releases/telegraf-1.19.1_windows_amd64.zip -UseBasicParsing -OutFile telegraf-1.19.1_windows_amd64.zip
   Expand-Archive .\telegraf-1.19.1_windows_amd64.zip -DestinationPath 'C:\Program Files\InfluxData\telegraf\'

Install Telegraf OPC UA plugin

1. Go to cd .\Program Files\InfluxData\influxdb\telegraf.
2. Create a new file and named it as telegraf.conf.
3. Open file telegraf.conf with an editor and set all the configuration for OPC UA Server through https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.19/plugins/inputs/opcua/README.md instructions.
4. Save file.
5. In order to run Telegraf Service launch Powershell with administrator privileges, and go to directory cd .\Program Files\InfluxData\influxdb\telegraf.
6. Start service with .\telegraf --config telegraf.conf.

Problem using Telegraf OPCUA plugin with Kepserver

Install Grafana

1. Go to https://grafana.com/grafana/download?platform=windows
2. Download Standalone Windows Binary.
3. Create a folder called Grafana, in a directory of your choice and extract the contents of the zip file into it.

Run Grafana

1. Launch Powershell with administrator privileges.
2. Go to cd .\Program Files\Grafana\bin.
3. Start service with .\grafana-server.exe.

Raspberry

In order to automatic start grafana at every boot of raspberry pi follow the following steps

Open your terminal and type the following:

sudo nano /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart

This will open a new text file which will be executed when the desktop environment (LXDE) launches. In the file type the following:

@xset s off
@xset -dpms
@xset s noblank
@chromium-browser --start-fullscreen http://localhost:3000/playlists/play/1?kiosk=tv&autofitpanels&refresh=5s

Can only use alt-F4 or ctrl w to quit browser