Factry Historian Setup Wizard

Factry Historian Setup Wizard Tutorial

Introduction

This tutorial will guide you through the complete setup process of the Factry Historian using the setup wizard.

Accessing the Setup Wizard

Once the installation is complete, you can access the Factry Historian setup wizard by navigating to <IP of server>:8000 in your browser. You should see the login screen. Use the following credentials to log in:

Name: factry
Password: Refer to the default password .

If the Factry Historian webpage does not load, try replacing https:// with http:// in the browser URL. If the issue persists, open the URL in an incognito browser window.

Changing the Default Password

After logging in, you will be prompted to update your password. Enter a new password and click “Confirm”

Change password screen

Using the Setup Wizard

The first time you open the Factry Historian webpage, the setup wizard will launch. This wizard will guide you through configuring the license, internal Influx database, API settings, and default organization.

Step 1: Welcome Screen

Click Next to begin.

First time setup welcome

Step 2: Activating a License

You can either activate a license or start a trial:

To activate a license:
1. Click Copy token to clipboard to copy the server fingerprint token.
2. Visit the Factry portal and use the token to retrieve a license token.
3. If you cannot access the portal, contact Factry support at support@factry.io.
4. Paste the license token into the text box and click Activate.

First time setup license activation

Once activated, you will see an overview of your available licenses.

First time setup license overview

Step 3: Configuring the Default Organization

Enter a name and optional description for your organization. If you activated a license, select it from the dropdown menu.

First time setup organization settings

Step 4: Configuring the Internal Database

Set up the internal time series database :

Enter the Influx admin user credentials you created while installing influx.
Keep the Host as default unless Influx is on a separate server.
Ensure Create database is checked unless the _internal_factry database already exists.

First time setup internal database

Step 5: Configuring API Settings

Set up the historian API settings for collector communication:

Leave the default values for GRPC port and REST port.
Update the Host to http://<IP of server>.
Set the Authentication Base URL to the frontend URL.

First time setup API settings

Step 6: Completing the Setup

Click Finish to complete the setup wizard.

First time setup finished

Next Steps

Congratulations! You have successfully set up Factry Historian. Next, consider configuring a time series database and starting data collection .

Factry Historian Setup Wizard