Bitpool Edge Installation

Procedure to install Bitpool Edge from Docker Hub

Getting Started

Use this procedure to install Bitpool-Edge Docker image on a suitable server.

Visit Docker Hub to find the latest information about our Bitpool-Edge Docker image.

Docker Hub Install 🐳

Open a console to your machine running Docker, then issue the following commands.

If you are running Windows, then this procedure will be similar in the Linux Subsystem (WSL) or Docker Desktop application.

// Perform a system update
sudo apt update

// Complete by upgrading any new packages
sudo apt upgrade -y

// Pull the latest image from Docker-Hub and launch the container as a background process.
sudo docker run -d --network host --name bitpool-edge -v bitpool-edge-data:/data bitpoolos/bitpool-edge

// Check the container is running by reviewing the Docker process list
sudo docker ps -a

Next, once you have confirmed that the container is running, open a Browser tab and navigate to the Docker machine.

http://localhost:1880

Assuming all has worked correctly, then you can log-in using the following default credentials.

• Username: admin

• Password: bitpool

Congratulations! - that's it.

Assuming you have had no issues along the way, then you are ready to start creating smart IoT solutions using Bitpool-Edge.

Check out our nodes on our applications page.

Bitpool Edge Setting

Once you have Bitpool-Edge running as a Docker container, then you will likely want to make suitable alterations (e.g. log-in credentials) to the underlying Node-RED system. Thanks to the community there are many articles that can help you along the way.

Resources

Here are a couple of security related resources to get you started.

• Official Docs

• Ask Steve

• Medium Article

Container Access

Use the following command to access the running container, included in the base image are standard editors like nano.

sudo docker exec -it bitpool-edge sh