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• Have a computer/server running Linux (recommended: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS or newer)
• Have a copy of the latest Chariot MQTT Server zip file found here:.
  • https://chariot-releases.s3.amazonaws.com/2.0.0-beta1/chariot_linux.zip

Installing Chariot MQTT Server (as superuser)

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The following installation instructions assume you have superuser privileges. Non-superuser installation instructions can be found here. The Chariot MQTT Server can be installed on the Linux server by following these steps:

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$ ./uninstall.sh

Installing Chariot MQTT Server (as non-superuser)

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The following installation instructions assume you do not have superuser privileges. Superuser installation instructions can be found here.

Create new user 'chariot'

sudo adduser chariot

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sudo apt-get install unzip

Switch User

su chariot

Unzip Chariot

cd /opt
sudo unzip /tmp/chariot_linux.zip -d ./chariot

Update scripts and config (if installing v2.0.0)

# The following updates are only necessary if installing Chariot v2.0.0 as a non-superuser. This is fixed and no longer required in later versions of Chariot.
 
# In /opt/chariot/chariot-common
In line 28 - Change the script that is called:
'queryDaemon.sh' to be 'queryDaemonNoPriv.sh'
 
# In /opt/chariot/yajsw/conf/wrapper.conf
Add the line:
wrapper.pidfile = /tmp/wrapper.chariot.pid

Install Chariot

cd /opt/chariot
sudo /bin/bash ./install.sh

Change ownership to be owned by chariot

sudo chown -R chariot:chariot /opt/chariot

Log out of 'chariot' user

ctrl + d

Remove chariot from sudo group

sudo deluser chariot sudo

Log in as 'chariot' and start Chariot (as non-super user)

su chariot
/etc/init.d/chariot start

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