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--- slowcontrol:basic_setup [2020/08/28 10:29] – himuser
+++ slowcontrol:basic_setup [2022/01/14 18:44] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 **Steps for setting up slow control:**
+The purpose of this page is to list instructions to create a docker container containing all the tools required to run a slow control system. EPICS is the back-end. It keeps track of the process variables and Handels the communication between the slow control computer and the components of a scientific experimental setup over Local network. Node-RED is the front-end. It interacts with EPICS using EPICS-Python interface. With Node-RED 'flows' and GUI are created.
+The following steps are for reference. If the intention is to just set up a slow control without having to go through underlying details, then execute step one and skip to the last command on this page.
 **1. Installing docker on ubuntu**: Open terminal in ubuntu and run the following commands.
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 $ docker run --it  --network host --name slow_control ubuntu bin/bash
 </code>
+Containers are usually completely isolated from the host system. But containers with '--network host' tag share the host network.
+**Note:**
+'$' symbol is used to represent host terminal.
+'#' symbol is used to represent terminal inside the container.
 **3. Access terminal inside the container**
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 **4. Install epics using the script on [[epics:autoinstall|autoinstall]] page**
+The downloaded script should be copied into the container.
+Open another terminal window on the host and execute the following command.
+<code>
+docker cp <source_path>|- <container_name>:<paht_inside_container>
+</code>
 **5. install Node.js**
 <code>
-$ curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo -E bash -
+# curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo -E bash -
-$ sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
+# sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
 </code>
 **5. Install Node-RED**
 <code>
-$ sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red
+# sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red
 </code>
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 (you will be prompted form username and password).
-**8. Create an image of the container that has been created in the previous steps.
+**8. Create an image of the container that has been created in the previous steps.**
 <code>
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 </code>
-**9. Upload the image to repository that was created in step 6
+**9. Upload the image to repository that was created in step 6**
 <code>
 $ docker push <username>/slow_control:v1
 </code>
-Now
+Now the image slow_control:v1 can be pulled to any computer and a container can be setup. All the prerequisite are present in this container.
+The following command can be executed to setup a container which has already been created.
+<code>
+$ docker run --it  --network host --name slow_control ravigmathim/slow_control:v1.2 bin/bash
+</code>
+The 'v1.2' in the 'ravigmathim/slow_control:v1.2' refers to version. It may change.