To install the Tetra Signals Connector, you must do the following:

1. Create a Docker volume
2. Download the Docker image
3. Create the Docker container
4. Start the container

System Requirements

For the Connector to function properly, the host machine must meet the following requirements:

• Linux OS
• Docker installed
• Outbound network access to the Tetra Data Platform (TDP) and to Signals
• Allows sufficient inbound network access for Signals users to be able to open the Connector in their web browser

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Host Connector on a Tetra Hub or Data Hub

Many of the requirements above are automatically fulfilled by hosting the connector on an existing Tetra Hub or Tetra Data Hub. If you already have a Tetra Hub or Data Hub, you can install the Tetra Signals Connector there. However, it is not required to use a Hub or Data Hub with the Tetra Signals Connector.

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Use Privileged Shell for CLI Commands

All of the commands in this procedure should be run in a privileged shell.

macOS: If you are using an Administrator account, no additional action is required.

Linux: Run sudo su - to get a root login shell in which to run the commands.

Step 1: Create a Docker Volume

Although optional, we recommend using a Docker volume to store the SQLite databases so that configuration is automatically preserved during Connector upgrades.

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If Upgrading instead of Fresh Install

If you are upgrading the Connector, or for some reason your intended Docker volume already exists, skip to Step 2: Download the Docker Image.

To create a volume, run the following shell command:

docker volume create --driver local signals_connector_config

When you create the Docker volume, keep in mind the following:

• This action creates a Docker volume called signals_connector_config, which is typically located at /var/lib/docker/volumes/signals_connector_config in a standard Docker installation on Linux.
• When you create the container, make sure that you map this volume to /app/config within the container.
• The Connector uses this folder to store configuration, state, and logs in SQLite database files.

Step 2: Download the Docker Image

To download the Tetra Signals Connector Docker image, do the following:

1. Request a download link from your customer success manager (CSM).
2. Open the download link that you receive from your CSM. Then, download the tarfile that contains the Docker image to the host server.
3. Extract the Docker image from the tarfile in the local command line terminal by running the following shell command:

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NOTE

The following command example uses the filename ts-connector-signals-v1.0.0.tar and the image name ts-connector-signals:v1.0.0. If you're using a different version, make sure that you substitute the correct values appropriately.

docker load --input ts-connector-signals-v1.0.0.tar

4. The download and image creation was successful if Docker can present the Signals Connector in its list of images. To verify, run the following shell command in the local terminal:

docker image ls -a

Step 3: Create the Docker Container

Create the Docker container by running the following shell command:

docker create -p 3003:8080 --name=signals_connector -v signals_connector_config:/app/config ts-connector-signals:v1.0.0

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NOTE

The shell command to create the Docker container uses the following arguments:

• -p 3003:8080: Forward traffic incoming on port 3003 on the host to port 8080 in the container
• --name=signals_connector: Give the container the specific name signals_connector
• -v signals_connector_config:/app/config: Map /app/config in the container to use the Docker volume signals_connector_config that was set up in a previous step.
• ts-connector-signals:v1.0.0: This is the image to base the container on (your version number may differ)

Step 4: Start the Container

Start the Docker container you created by doing the following:

1. To start the container, run the following shell command:

docker start signals_connector

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NOTE

The Connector may take up to 15 seconds to become available once the container is started.

2. (For new installations only) In a web browser, go to http://<hostname>:3003/ (or, if you previously configured the Connector to use SSL, then https://<hostname>:3003/). Then, set up the initial configuration. <hostname> is localhost for local development or local access from the server.