--- title: Turning your Raspberry Pi 4 into an Edge Gateway (Part I) description: With Ubuntu 19.10 installed on the Raspberry Pi 4, EdgeX Foundry can be installed in a single command url: https://canonical.com/blog/turning-your-raspberry-pi-4-into-an-edge-gateway-part-i?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Galem KAYO](https://canonical.com/blog/author/galemk "More about Galem KAYO") 26 November 2019 # Turning your Raspberry Pi 4 into an Edge Gateway (Part I) [Edge Computing](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/edge-computing) [Edge gateway](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/edge-gateway) [EdgeX](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/edgex) [IOT Gateway](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/iot-gateway) [Raspberry Pi](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/raspberry-pi) --- Share the article Developers get new opportunities to innovate with the emergence of edge computing. However, to unleash this innovation, form factors and software stacks suitable for hacking edge applications need to be made accessible. Canonical has enabled [Ubuntu on the Raspberry Pi 4](https://ubuntu.com/blog/ubuntu-19-10-delivers-kubernetes-at-the-edge-multi-cloud-infrastructure-economics-and-an-integrated-ai-ml-developer-experience) for this purpose. Furthermore,  popular [edge and IoT platforms are available and easily deployable from the Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/iot). When it comes to IoT edge, [EdgeX Foundry](https://www.edgexfoundry.org/) is a feature-rich platform for accelerated development. Not only is EdgeX Foundry open source, but it also puts a strong accent on interoperability. These factors combine to catalyse an ecosystem of components federating the IoT space. The platform thereby accelerates the development of IoT solutions across various industrial and enterprise use cases. This blog showcases an entry-level stack for IoT edge hacking. Prerequisite for this tutorial is a [Raspberry Pi 4, with Ubuntu installed](https://ubuntu.com/download/raspberry-pi). We will see how to make an IoT edge gateway with EdgeX Foundry. ## Quick install of EdgeX Foundry with Snap With Ubuntu 19.10 installed on the Raspberry Pi 4, [the EdgeX Foundry snap](http:// https://snapcraft.io/edgexfoundry) can be installed in a single command: ``` $ sudo snap install edgexfoundry ``` This simple command, installs all services required to run EdgeX. The services are also launched in the background. Services that come bundled with the edgexfoundry snap can be listed by issuing the *snap services* command. ``` $ sudo snap services edgexfoundry ``` The *snap services* command also shows if existing services are enabled and active. ## Enabling Services Upon installation, the following [services](https://docs.edgexfoundry.org/Ch-APIReference.html) are automatically enabled: * cassandra (persistent storage for Kong) * consul (aka ‘the registry’) * core-command * core-config-seed * core-data * core-metadata * edgexproxy * kong-daemon * mongod * mongo-worker * pkisetup * sys-mgmt-agent * vault * vault-worker The following services are *disabled* by default: * support-notifications * support-logging * support-scheduler * export-client * export-distro * device-virtual * device-random Any disabled service can be enabled and started as follows: ``` $ sudo snap set edgexfoundry support-notifications=on ``` ## Installing the Management Client EdgeX instances can be conveniently managed in a web browser from a desktop. Management tasks like pairing devices to a gateway, creating device profiles, or visualising data can be carried out through the web UI. The [edgex-ui-go](https://github.com/edgexfoundry/edgex-ui-go) snap delivers this interface. To install, run the following: ``` sudo snap install edgex-ui-go --channel=latest/beta ``` The web UI for gateway and device management will become available in the browser at  *http://localhost:4000*. The default user credentials are *username: admin /* *password:admin*. ## Provisioning the Edge Gateway After login, the user will be redirected to the gateway management page. To provision the Raspberry Pi 4 device as a gateway, a user will add it through the web UI. A name, a description and the network IP address of the board (obtained via command: *hostname -I*) will be required. ## Resources * **[EdgeX Foundry documentation](https://docs.edgexfoundry.org/index.html)** * **[Snap store for IoT](https://snapcraft.io/iot)** * **[Install instructions for Ubuntu on the Raspberry Pi 4](https://ubuntu.com/download/raspberry-pi)** * **[Roadmap for official support for the Raspberry Pi 4](https://ubuntu.com/blog/roadmap-for-official-support-for-the-raspberry-pi-4)** ## Next steps In the second part of this tutorial, the gateway will be connected to virtual devices. We will then explore both the [Southbound (from device to gateway), and the Northbound (gateway to cloud)](https://github.com/lf-edge/glossary/blob/master/edge-glossary.md#northbound-vs-southbound-and-eastwest)  data transmission through the gateway. ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. 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