Hosting configuration

Nginx

Install nginx via sudo apt-get install nginx

Create /etc/nginx/sites-available/automation-controller. Then add the code below:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name _;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:7136;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection keep-alive;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }

    location /ioTHub {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:5136;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection $http_connection;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
    }
}

Install ufw via sudo apt-get install ufw, then run:

• sudo ufw allow 'Nginx Full'
• sudo ufw allow 1880
• sudo ufw allow 3000

Node-RED

sudo systemctl enable nodered.service

More info: https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/raspberrypi

Grafana

sudo /bin/systemctl enable grafana-server
sudo /bin/systemctl start grafana-server

More info: https://grafana.com/tutorials/install-grafana-on-raspberry-pi/

Automation Controller Core App

Publish a self-contained application, preferably with next profile settings:

• Configuration: Release
• Target framework: net8.0
• Deployment-mode: Self-contained
• Target runtime: linux-arm64
• Toggle on “Produce single file”

Copy files to the /var/www/html/iot-electronics

Create /etc/systemd/system/automation-controller.service. Then add the code below:

[Unit]
Description=IoTElectronics.AutomationController

[Service]
WorkingDirectory=/var/www/html/iot-electronics
ExecStart=/var/www/html/iot-electronics/IoT.RPiController.WebApi
Restart=always
RestartSec=10
SyslogIdentifier=IoT.RPiController.WebApi
User=pi
Environment=ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Production
Environment=DOTNET_PRINT_TELEMETRY_MESSAGE=false
Environment=ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://localhost:7136;http://localhost:5136

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Finally enable and start the service:

 sudo systemctl enable automation-controller.service
 sudo systemctl start automation-controller.service