FAQ

Questions related to the following main topics:
Main topic	Question
netFIELD Cloud	Can I test netFIELD Cloud before buying? How can I onboard my own Linux device to netFIELD Cloud?
netFIELD Application	How can I securely expose the Web UI of netFIELD app containers when running on hosts that do not support netFIELD OS (e.g., by using a reverse proxy)? How to setup a central license server for netFIELD Apps under Windows? How can I backup and restore the licenses that are stored in the netFIELD App License Server? How can I create a self-signed certificate with openssl for container applications? E.g. as needed for a TSL secured MQTT broker "mosquitto".
netFIELD Edge	How can I get the "CODESYS control (Demo Mode)" running on a netFIELD Compact (NFX8M-D2-N32-xxx) device? How can I run a virtual display in a container on a headless device and access it via remote VNC or a web browser? NIOT-E-TPI51-EN-RE/NFLD is discontinued, what do I have to consider using the successor device NFX8M-D2-N32-010 along with my existing containers? What can I do (e.g. after hostname change) if the iotedge service of a device onboarded to netFIELD Cloud indicates "identityd hostname" problem during a check? What can I do to prevent Node-RED from crashing when trying to access the serial port /dev/ttymxc0 of device NFX8M-D2-N32-010 with it? Can I run a database such as InfluxDB on an Edge Gateway using an eMMC as storage media (e.g. of type NFX8M-D2-N32-xx)? How can I set up and use a SocketCAN interface on the CAN bus-supported "netFIELD Compact X8MC Next" device? How can I access the digital I/Os on the "netFIELD Compact X8MC Next" device? How can I access the TPM chip on the "netFIELD Compact X8MC Next" device?
sensorEDGE	Is there a short commissioning video available for the 'sensorEDGE' device? How can I get "CODESYS control (Demo Mode)" running on a sensorEDGE FIELD (NFS-M8-QM-D2-N16/NFLD) device? Is Excel alike dealing with sensorEDGE's aggregated IO-Link sensor data - as the real-time processing platform e.g. 'Streamsheets' is offering it - possible? sensorEDGE FIELD can be optionally managed across www.netfield.io. Can I also deploy the basic containers MQTT broker, IO-Link configurator and IO-Link adapter over this platform? sensorEDGE is made to aggregate sensor input data from locally connected IO-Link sensors and to send their data to MQTT, but is it also possible to send data from MQTT to output IO-Link sensors? From where do I get the latest basic container setup for the "sensorEDGE FIELD"(NFS-M8-QM-D2-N16/NFLD) device to get sensor data to a device internal MQTT bus? How can I receive over-the-platform centrally managed edge gateway device user data in own applications such as Node-RED? Why does my sensorEDGE/sensorEDGE FIELD device, operating in the 192.168.0.x IP subnet, not display any IO-Link web pages? How can I access the sensorEDGE device internal OPC UA server with external tools such as UA Expert? How can I configure sensorEDGE/sensorEDGE FIELD devices to ensure that the timestamp in the provided JSON encoded IO-Link MQTT data payload is synchronized with the system's time? What should I do if the sensorEDGE's communication with the embedded IO-Link controller causes the IO-Adapter or IO-Link Configurator apps to continuously attempt to connect to it?
netFIELD OS	Where can I find a list of included open source software? Why are my docker applications not working correctly after changing the hostname? Where can I find the Gateway Hardware-ID Can netFIELD Extension Linux be installed on Ubuntu 22.04 also? Could a terminal session to the Linux OS triggered from remote on a netFIELD Extension Linux upgraded device? How can I onboard my own Linux device to netFIELD Cloud? Is it possible to start a Ubuntu remote desktop session over netFIELD Cloud to an netFIELD Extension Linux enabled device? netFIELD App Edge Monitor does not work on Fedora 35 due to missing /etc/timezone