Monitoring your data in the cloud

Now, we will visualize this data on the dashboard using Freeboard.io.

Again, Freeboard.io is an open source and production-ready platform, which can provide a dashboard for your data. The data that we have sent using Dweet.io can be integrated to Freeboard.io, so we will have easy-to-understand visuals of the data.

Note

Just visit the following link to access Freeboard.io:

http://freeboard.io

After this, you will need to perform the following steps:

1. First we create an account to be able to use it. However, if you have already created one, you can just log in.
2. Then, we create a new board by giving it a name:
   

   I named mine 'Galileo'. You are free to choose yours:

   
3. Next, we will click on Add under the Datasources tab:
   
4. We will configure our data source here. Select Dweet.io and type in the name of your device:
   
5. We now have our data source. We can see its name and the timestamp of its last update. You can click on the refresh button to manually refresh the data...