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  • Introduction
    • 👋Welcome to FLECS
    • 💡What we do
    • ✨Our Features
  • 🧠Our Principles
  • FLECS Core
    • 💡Overview
    • 💾Installing FLECS Core
    • 🎟️License activation
    • 🖱️App Management
      • Install an App from the FLECS Marketplace
      • Updating an App in FLECS Core
      • Using your App with FLECS Core
      • Using the Import/Export Feature in FLECS Core
      • Sideload an App
    • 📯Exchanging data between apps
      • Connect Node-RED via Mosquitto MQTT to the Service Mesh
  • WebApp Whitelabeling
  • FLECS Marketplace
    • 💡Overview
    • 🏋️My Account on FLECS Marketplace
      • 🎫How to Request a Quotation in the FLECS Marketplace
      • ❓How to Submit a Support Request for Marketplace Products
    • 🎬Device Onboarding Service (D-O-S)
    • ®️Whitelabel the FLECS Marketplace
    • 📈Vendor Dashboard
      • How to Create or Edit a Product on the FLECS Vendor Dashboard
      • Adding Staff Members to the FLECS Vendor Dashboard
      • Managing Your Orders on the FLECS Vendor Dashboard
      • Managing Support Tickets via FLECS Vendor Dashboard
      • How To Handle Quotation Requests in the FLECS Marketplace
  • Fundamentals
    • 🛠️First Steps with FLECS
      • Installing Linux Ubuntu on a Virtual Machine
      • Installing FLECS Core on a Windows PC using Docker Desktop
    • 🏷️FLECS Whitelabeling Subscription
  • 📚Glossary
  • Engineering
    • API Docs
    • App Publishing Guide
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  • Navigating to Your App
  • Minimized View
  • Expanded View for Detailed Control
  • General Information
  • Actions and Settings
  • Settings for Network or Device Access, Environments and Port Mappings
  • Uninstalling an Instance

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  1. FLECS Core
  2. 🖱️App Management

Using your App with FLECS Core

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Navigating to Your App

  1. Access 'Apps': Begin by navigating to the 'Apps' section in FLECS Core.

Minimized View

  • Hover over items for explanations.

  • View key details in a glance:

    • App Name: e.g., Node-RED.

    • App Vendor: e.g., OpenJS Foundation.

    • App Version: e.g., 3.0.2.

  • Perform quick actions:

    • Open App: Launch in a new tab (editor or configurator).

    • New Instance: Create, if multi-instance is supported.

    • Uninstall: Remove the app.

    • More Info: Access additional information and relevant links.

Expanded View for Detailed Control

Expand your app's section for comprehensive control and information.

General Information

  • Hover over items for explanations.

  • App Name: e.g., Node-RED.

  • App Vendor: e.g., OpenJS Foundation.

  • App Version: e.g., 3.0.2.

  • Status Indicators:

    • Green: Running.

    • Red: Stopped.

    • Yellow: Issue Detected.

  • Instance Details:

    • Name

    • Version

Actions and Settings

  • Open App: Launch in a new tab (editor or configurator).

  • New Instance: Available for multi-instance apps.

  • Uninstall App: Remove the app completely.

  • Instance Control:

    • Start/Stop: Manage the app instance.

    • Settings: Customize instance configurations.

  • Instance Info: Access details about Ports, Volumes, Logfile.

Settings for Network or Device Access, Environments and Port Mappings

Network Access

  • Enable app access to network interfaces (Layer 2 Ethernet).

  • Necessary for fieldbus protocols (EtherCAT, PROFINET).

Device Access

  • Grant access to USB devices, CAN interfaces, etc.

  • Common for license dongle access.

  • Note: Restart the instance after activating USB devices for recognition.

Environment Variables:

  • Set, edit, or delete environment variables for your app instances.

    • Click 'ADD Environment variable'.

    • Use the format key=value (e.g., myEnv=123).

    • Do not use quotation marks.

    • Save your environment settings before closing.

Port Mappings

  • Here you can add port mappings to the instance of this app.

    • Click 'ADD PORT MAPPING'

    • Use host:container (e.g., 8081:80 to map the container port 80 to the port 8081 on the host). Do not use quotation marks.

    • After changing the port mapping, you have to restart the instance in order to apply it.

  • Automatic Scanning: FLECS scans and displays all network interfaces and devices.

  • Save Configurations: Remember to save settings before exiting.

Uninstalling an Instance

  • Uninstall Instance: Remove a specific instance of the app.

App minimized view
App maximized view
Info about app
Network and Device settings for an app instance
Set environment variables for your App
Set port mappings for your App instance