RAK7393 WisGate Connect Outdoor Services
The RAK7393 WisGate Connect Outdoor runs RAKPiOS, which ships with Docker and with 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 RAK7393, so the full guide lives with the RAKPiOS documentation:
SERVICE MANAGEMENT GUIDE
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 RAK7393 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 RAK7393 Compatible Hardware page for the modules supported in each 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.
