Mozilla WebThings iot gateway - run as service on debian 10

README.md

1. install from https://github.com/mozilla-iot/gateway
2. install debian dependencies
3. build
4. copy static and build to /opt/mozilla-iot
5. run npm install --production and then move node_modules to /opt/mozilla-iot
6. make /opt/mozilla-iot/config/default.js
7. make /etc/systemd/system/mozilla-iot.service (run as a dynamic user and keep state in /var/lib/mozilla-iot)

default.js

// config/default.js
'use strict';

const proc = require('process');
const os = require('os');
const path = require('path');

module.exports = {
  // Expose CLI
  cli: false,

  profileDir: proc.env.STATE_DIRECTORY.split(':')[0],

  ports: {
    http: 8080,
  },
  // Whether the gateway is behind port forwarding and should use simplified
  // port-free urls
  behindForwarding: true,

  database: {
    removeBeforeOpen: false,
  },
  ipc: {
    protocol: 'ipc',
  },
  settings: {
    defaults: {
      domain: {
        localAccess: true,
        mozillaTunnelService: false,
        localControl: {
          mdnsServiceType: 'http',
          mdnsServiceName: 'Mozilla WebThings Gateway',
          mdnsServiceDomain: os.hostname().split('.')[0],

          mdnsTxt: {
            desc: 'Web of Things Gateway',
            protocol: 'http, https, Web Sockets',
            power: '6 watts',
          },
        },
      },
    },
  },
  authentication: {
    defaultUser: null,
  },
  ssltunnel: {
    enabled: false
  },
  bcryptRounds: 2,
  addonManager: {
    api: 2,
    listUrls: [
      'https://api.mozilla-iot.org:8443/addons',
    ],
    testAddons: false,
  },
  updateUrl: 'https://api.mozilla-iot.org:8443/releases',
  wifi: {
    ap: {
      ipaddr: '192.168.2.1',
      ssid_base: 'WebThings Gateway',
    },
  },
  oauthPostToken: false,
  oauthTestClients: false,
};

mozilla-iot.service

[Unit]
Description=Mozilla WebThings iot gateway
After=network.target

[Service]
DynamicUser=true
Type=simple

StateDirectory=mozilla-iot
Environment=HOME=/var/lib/mozilla-iot

WorkingDirectory=/opt/mozilla-iot
ExecStart=/usr/bin/node build/gateway.js

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target