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Prepare casanet server on a Linux OS based devices

Tested on Orange pi zero + Armbian image, Orange pi one + Armbian image and Raspberry pi B+ with Raspbian image.

Pre requirements

Update system

sudo apt-get update

Then

sudo apt-get upgrade

Set correct Time Zone

sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata

Install tmux

sudo apt-get install -y tmux

Configure casanet server

Create a tmux window

tmux new -s casanet -d

Connect to the new window

tmux a -t casanet

Get the server

  • Download the Linux binary execution (casanet_linux_x64 or casanet_linux_arm for ARM processor based (such as raspberry pi) casanet_linux_arm file) from here
  • Download the casanet.json configuration file from here
  • Download the environments example file from here
  • Give to the casanet_linux_arm file an execute permission (using chmod -R 0777 ./casanet_linux_arm command)

It is recommended to check the default environments of the server and change it by demand. for it copy the .env.example file and edit the real env: cp .env.example .env Then edit real environments by nano .env or any other text editor.

The Orange pi Armbian image, changes his mac address each boot, so I recommend to get the mac address and set it to the PHYSICAL_ADDRESS environment variable, else the default username and the identity against a remote server will change each boot.

Exit from the tmux window

press ctrl + b + d to exit from the tmux window.

Configure autostart on boot

Create the autostart script

Go to the init.d directory

cd /etc/init.d/

Then create and edit the script named casanet sudo nano casanet

In the editor paste the following content:

#!/bin/bash

# autostart casanet server 
echo "Starting casanet server in casanet tmux window" 
case "$1" in 
'start') 
        tmux kill-session -t "casanet" 
        tmux new -s "casanet" -d 
        tmux send-keys -t "casanet" "cd /casanet-dir" C-m # Go the the directory where the Casanet executable placed 
        tmux send-keys -t "casanet" "sudo ./casanet_linux_arm" C-m # Or casanet_linux_x64, the sudo used to allows Casanet to scan the network
;; 
'stop')  
        tmux kill-session -t "casanet" 
esac

Give file an exe permission

sudo chmod +x casanet

Now the script is ready.

Go to the rc3.d directory to link the script there.

cd /etc/rc3.d/

Create the link

sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/casanet

And change the link name to a boot pattern.

sudo mv casanet S01casanet

Now reboot the device and check that all work properly.

Good Luck!

If you wish to build the source-code on your own

  • Run git clone https://github.com/casanet/casanet-server.git
  • Go to the backend directory ```cd ../backend/``
  • Install casanet server dependencies yarn --frozen-lockfile
  • Build the backend by npm run build
  • Run npm run fetch:dashboard if you wants the server to serve frontend dashboard