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Setting up SVStem LoRaWan Network server

Clone this repo onto the server

mkdir /data/docker/
cd /data/docker/
git clone https://github.com/Scouts-Victoria-Program/lora-network-server.git

Configure enp1s0 and br0 via netplan

sudo ln -sf `pwd`/configuration/netplan/01-lora-network-config.yaml /etc/netplan/01-lora-network-config.yaml

sudo netplan apply

Enabling routing across the network

Source: https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/network-configuration

sudo vim /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

Edit the following line:

net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1

Install docker

Dont use docker via snap!

curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh
sudo sh ./get-docker.sh
rm ./get-docker.sh

Disable systemd-resolved's DNS server.

Source: https://www.turek.dev/posts/disable-systemd-resolved-cleanly/

sudo mkdir -p /etc/systemd/resolved.conf.d/
sudo tee -a /etc/systemd/resolved.conf.d/disable-stub.conf > /dev/null << EOF
[Resolve]
DNSStubListener=no
EOF
sudo ln -sf /run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf
sudo systemctl restart systemd-resolved

Create .env file from template

cp .env.template .env

# Copy result to use as the secret key in the env file
openssl rand -base64 32

vim .env

Start docker containers

sudo docker compose up -d

To later stop the containers use

sudo docker compose down

Import LoRa device templates

sudo chown darends:user ./lorawan-devices-repo
git clone https://github.com/brocaar/lorawan-devices ./lorawan-devices-repo
sudo docker compose exec chirpstack sh

# inside container
chirpstack -c /etc/chirpstack import-legacy-lorawan-devices-repository -d /tmp/lorawan-devices
exit

# outside container
rm -rf ./lorawan-devices-repo

Configure Gateway in Chirpstack

Get gateway ID

  1. Browse to http://lora-gateway.darends.scouthack.com
    1. Login using username sentrius and password: RG1xx
  2. Find the gateway id Gateway ID (EUI64)
    1. Copy it
  3. Optional steps
    1. Navigate to "Settings > Save/Restore Settings" to make a back up of the configuration
    2. Navigate to "LoRa > Forwarder"
    3. Check forwarder address is au1.cloud.thethings.network:1700

Add gateway to Chirpstack

  1. Browse to http://chirpstack.darends.scouthack.com
    1. Login using username admin and password: admin
  2. Create Gateway
    1. Configure gateway id "Gateway ID (EUI64)"

Configure Chirpstack application ID in Lora Proxy

  1. Browse to http://chirpstack.darends.scouthack.com
    1. Login using admin:admin
  2. Create new application
    1. Copy the id of the application
  3. Edit .env
    1. Set CHIRPSTACK_APPLICATION_ID= to the new application id
  4. sudo docker compose up -p lora-proxy