Summary

In this chapter, we delved into the world of data logging and visualization for IoT applications. Our focus shifted toward utilizing InfluxDB Cloud for data logging, harnessing the power of Grafana to create insightful data visualizations, and implementing MQTT with the HiveMQ public broker to remotely control a door lock. This chapter extended our practical IoT skills, enabling us to log, analyze, and visualize data while also providing the means for remote device control.

In this chapter, our focus revolved around leveraging cloud-based solutions for data storage and visualization, specifically utilizing InfluxDB Cloud and the Grafana cloud. These platforms, built on the robust infrastructure of Amazon Web Services (AWS), offer comprehensive application development services. However, alternative deployment options are also available to provide flexibility to users.

One viable option is to harness AWS directly, utilizing services such as AWS EC2, which functions as a...