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Registering devices with Yocto image

These guidelines explain how to insert Connect agent into a Yocto image build, in order to deploy Connect on a big scale of devices at once.

Yocto image requirements

  1. 1.
    Systemd or init.d + Cron. *It is recommended to use Systemd DISTRO_FEATURES_append = " systemd" VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_init_manager = "systemd" DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED = "sysvinit" VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_initscripts = ""
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    OpenSSH: CORE_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL_append = " openssh"

How to register a device by adding Connect agent service to the Yocto file system image build

Connect agent automatically recognizes new devices based on the "device_token" (generated by the Connect service) of the device. The next method can help you install Connect on a fleet of devices easily without the need to register each device separately.
This guide is specifically for building Yocto image with Connect agent inside:
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    Refer to the Agent page to download the suitable Agent version for your account and hardware.
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    Extract the zip file.
  3. 3.
    Open the file Connect -> service -> settings.json
  4. 4.
    Fill in the values of "user_token" and "project_name" (can be found by clicking on 'Register Device' inside Connect platform).
5. Save the file. Here is an example of a ready settings.json file:
{"user_token":"4aAT_NPRQsKLam2ryjzNRV_XKSK1nkkcVQ","project_name":"Demo","device_name":"","device_group":"","software_version":"","device_token":""}
*By default devices will register with a generated name - "New Device" to the group - "Production".
6. Copy the next files and directories to your Yocto file system:
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    connect directory to /etc/
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    connect.service to /etc/systemd/system/
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    connect.service to /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/
After copying the files, the next paths need to exist: directory -> /etc/connect
file -> /etc/systemd/system/connect.service
file -> /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/connect.service
* In case Systemd service manager doesn't exist, please follow the next guide to install JFrog Connect on init.d or contact us at [email protected] to receive guidelines accordingly.
For some agent sub-versions, the branding and name of "connect" is defined as "upswift" if the directory/service name of Connect does not exist, make sure to check for "upswift" as well.

Set custom device name and group automatically at scale

As noted above, new devices will automatically be registered with "New Device" as the device name and will belong to the "Production" group. After adding the Connect agent to the file-system image, you might want to add a unique 'Device name' and 'Group' to each of the devices that register themselves. You can choose between 2 options.
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