RAK7391 WisGate Connect Services
The RAK7391 WisGate Connect runs RAKPiOS, which ships with Docker and rakpios-cli, the tool that deploys and manages containerized services on the gateway. Nearly 40 services are available from a curated catalogue, including LoRaWAN® packet forwarders and network servers, MQTT brokers, databases, dashboards, VPNs, and home automation. Every service is deployed the same way, in a couple of minutes, without writing a docker run command or a compose file.
None of this is specific to the RAK7391, so the full guide lives with the RAKPiOS documentation:
RAKPiOS Service Management covers:
- Docker on RAKPiOS: What is pre-installed and how to check it
- Deploying a service: How to use
rakpios-cli, configure environment variables, and read the post-deployment notes - Managing a running service: How to start, stop, remove, and follow the logs
- Portainer: The web UI, deployed as one of the catalogue services
- The full service catalogue: Details on LoRa Basics™ Station, the UDP Packet Forwarder, ChirpStack, The Things Stack, Node-RED, Grafana, and InfluxDB
Before You Start
- Flash RAKPiOS, if the gateway is not running it yet. Refer to the RAK7391 Quick Start Guide and the RAKPiOS Quick Start Guide.
- Fit and identify your concentrator. A packet forwarder needs to know which interface the concentrator is on and which region to run. Check the RAK7391 Compatible Hardware page for the modules supported in each mini PCIe and M.2 slot.
- Give the gateway internet access. Service images are pulled from Docker Hub the first time you deploy them. Use
rakpios-clito set up Ethernet, WiFi, or LTE. Refer to the RAKPiOS Command Line Utility page.
mioty®
If your unit is a WisGate Connect for mioty, the Miromico Miro EdgeCard is configured with the mioty-cli tool rather than with rakpios-cli. Refer to the Miromico Miro EdgeCard mioty® Management page.
