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We are now about to install our private LoRaWAN Network Server and Application Server.
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For that, we need to find the best hardware to support it.
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It can take different forms and we will see that we have many choices.
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It will depends on the type of project you want to set up.
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Obviously, we won't have the same concern if we just want to set up a Proof of Concept with very few
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devices on Gateway, or if we want to install a wired infrastructure with guarantee of availability.
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In our case, we'll start with a small infrastructure.
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Then, when every functionalities will work properly, we'll have the opportunity to scale it to deal
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with more devices and gateway.
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So, that leaves us with a lot of choices for the hardware architecture because any basic computer system
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will do.
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For this lecture, the only constraint we require is that this computer system must support Docker container.
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At the beginning of this course, we explained what is Docker and why
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it's a nice way to get rid of all the installation issues.
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Actually, thanks to Docker, the installation process would often be done only with a single command.
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Okay, so what are our choices?
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First, we can install our LoRaWAN server on our own PC.
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That is a very good solution when we want to test something because we have a direct access to the server
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on our local machine, whether we have a Windows, Linux or Mac OS operating system, it doesn't matter.
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Again, the only concern is to install Docker, and everything should work.
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Now, if you want to stay on our own PC, but for some reason we can't or we don't want to install the
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LoRaWAN  server on our own operating system, then a good choice is to work with a virtual machine.
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To do this, we can use software such as VirtualBox or VMware.
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They will allow us to work with a system that is completely independent of our environment, but which
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runs on the same hardware.
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Now, if we want to isolate even more the LoRaWAN server services or if we need to let it run permanently
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and autonomously, then we must run it on a standalone machine.
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Any PC will do.
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We can even use a tiny computer like a Raspberry Pi or something equivalent.
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It's cheap, efficient and it has a reasonable power consumption.
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Again, we just need to install Docker.
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And guess what?
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There is a Docker version for the Raspberry Pi environment.
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The installation process is very well documented on internet, so again, things should be really easy
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to set up.
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Finally, after the proof of concept period, or if we want to get rid of a lot of difficulties concerning
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the hardware, then we can run the server to a cloud provider.
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The cost depends on the resources we require.
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During this course, the server we use only costs 4 euros per month and its resources are more than enough
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for what we want to do.
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And then, when we need to increase our server capability, then we just need to upgrade the configuration.
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So, that choice is definitely the best for scalability and maximum availability of our server.
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Okay, great.
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We are now ready to install our first server.
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Let's do that in the next video.