Running with Docker

Get the image

The neuron docker image can be downloaded from the docker hub website.docker hub

bash

  1. ## pull Neuron
  2. $ docker pull emqx/neuron:latest

To support the Alpine image with smaller occupation, please download it from the docker hub website.

bash

  1. ## pull Neuron
  2. $ docker pull emqx/neuron:2.5.3-alpine

Start

bash

  1. ## run Neuron
  2. $ docker run -d --name neuron --log-opt max-size=100m -p 7000:7000 --privileged=true -v /host/dir:/opt/neuron/persistence --device /dev/ttyUSB0:/dev/ttyS0 --restart=always emqx/neuron:latest
  • tcp 7000: Used to access the web and http api port.
  • --restart=always: Automatically restart the neuron container when the docker process is restarted.
  • --privileged=true: Optional parameter for easy troubleshooting.
  • --env DISABLE_AUTH=1: Optional parameter to turn off authentication.
  • -v /host/dir:/opt/neuron/persistence: Used to store Neuron configuration information in docker to a local directory, e.g. /host/dir to /opt/neuron/persistence.
  • --device /dev/ttyUSB0:/dev/ttyS0: Used to map the serial port to docker. /dev/ttyUSB0 // Serial port device under Ubuntu; /dev/ttyS0 // Serial port device under Docker.
  • --ulimit nofile=65535: The default value is 1024. When there are many connected devices, increase the value of this field, such as 65535.
  • --log-opt: Limit the size of Docker standard output (stdout) (e.g., —log-opt max-size=100m).