How to set up chirpstack with RAK2243 and Raspberry pi?

LPWAN Industrial Gateways / Concentrators RAK7258
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Hello,
I successfully connected RAK2243 to thingsnet server via raspberry pi. But I need to connect it into chirpstack. How can I do that?

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Hi. You can use this repo to install all dependencies include the ChirpStack https://github.com/RAKWireless/rak_common_for_gateway
If you want manually to install ChirpStack you can follow the guide there https://www.chirpstack.io/guides/debian-ubuntu/

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hello Velev,
As a beginner it is difficult to understand the above guide. Is there any video demonstration available for that?

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Hi, No there is not such video guide. For this you need to be just a bit familiar with RPi and a linux shell. Then just run the commands in tutorial

$ sudo apt update; sudo apt install git -y
$ git clone https://github.com/RAKWireless/rak_common_for_gateway.git ~/rak_common_for_gateway
$ cd ~/rak_common_for_gateway
$ sudo ./install.sh

And voila :slight_smile:
The other way is to use this image https://downloads.rakwireless.com/en/LoRa/RAK2245-Pi-HAT/Firmware/RAK2245%26RAK831_based_on_Raspbian_OS_for_RPI3_V4.1.0_20191202.zip
Burn it/Etch it on the SD card and follow this guide https://doc.rakwireless.com/rak2245-pi-hat-edition---lorawan----gateway-concentrator-module/device-firmware-setup
I think the second one will be more easy for you.

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Thank you Velav :slight_smile:

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hi Velav,
I did the above set up (by using os image and etcher). And I configured the chirpstack with default lora server IP address 127.0.0.1. Can I change that IP address? Where did I get IP address?
I found this RAK free cloud LoRaServer for testing!
But I can’t open this link https://www.rakwireless.com/en/download/LoRa/LoRa-Server-Cloud

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More usage information can be found here.

https://doc.rakwireless.com/rak2245-pi-hat-edition---lorawan----gateway-concentrator-module/configuring-the-gateway#set-up-rak-gateway-lora®-concentrator

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hi ZhuQI,
I already did that. But I can’t access chirpstack by entering 127.0.0.1.8080 on the browser.

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Do you know the IP address of your Raspberry Pi?
Replace 127.0.0.1 in 127.0.0.1:8080 with the IP address of your Raspberry Pi.

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After OS img is installed, the default IP address can be found here.
https://doc.rakwireless.com/rak2245-pi-hat-edition---lorawan----gateway-concentrator-module/accessing-your-gateway

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Hi ZhuQI,
I replaced the default IP with my raspberry pi IP address. Now it is working.
Thank you

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Hi ZhuQI,
How do I connect end nodes with it?

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If you use RAK nodes, you can find tutorials here.

https://doc.rakwireless.com/rak811-lora---evaluation-board/connecting-to-chirpstack

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Hi Velev,

I have used the Chirpstack Ubuntu installation guide, is there anything from the RAK config that points to the Chirpstack config that comes from the RAK repo? Can I just remove the Chirpstack folder from the /rak_common_for_gateway folder?

Thanks,

Michael.

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Hi @michaelangello If you want to install the gateway software without the ChirpStack you can just use the option chirpstack=not_install. For example sudo ./install.sh --chirpstack=not_install. This way only the gateway related software will be installed.