trakhound/instance repository overview

⁠TrakHound

Open Source Application Framework for Industrial Enterprise & IoT Applications. Provides Data Interoperability, Flexible Architecture (Cloud, On-Premise, or Hybrid), Package Based Deployments. Built on .NET 8 and Blazor. Use cases include custom MES, ERP, CMMS, QMS applications as well as many other IIoT related solutions. The primary purpose of the framework is to allow multiple systems to work together in a seamless way.

⁠Demo

View a Live Demo using the link below: https://www.trakhound.com/demo/_admin⁠

⁠Download

Name		Type	Link
Instance		Installer	https://github.com/TrakHound/TrakHound/releases/latest⁠
Instance		Docker	https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/trakhound/instance⁠
SDK		Nuget	https://www.nuget.org/profiles/TrakHound⁠
CLI		Installer	https://github.com/TrakHound/TrakHound/releases/latest⁠

⁠Release Notes

11/12/2024 : This is the initial beta release of TrakHound and is intended to provide an example of the functionality of the framework. Note that there may be some areas that are not finished yet. if you see anything that is not completed, please feel free to create an Issue or Discussion.

We are looking for feedback and recommendations so please feel free to create a Discussion on GitHub or reach out to us directly at [email protected]⁠.

We love talking about software and manufacturing so don't hesitate to reach out!

⁠Documentation

Learn more using the link below: https://github.com/TrakHound/TrakHound/tree/dev/docs⁠

⁠Getting Started

⁠Windows

• Download and Install TrakHound Instance
• Browse to http://localhost:8472/_admin⁠
• (If First Open) Create an Admin username and password and click Setup
• Install the TrakHound.Core.Bundle package using the Admin UI

⁠Docker

docker pull trakhound/instance
docker container run -p 8472:8080 trakhound/instance

After Docker container is running, browse to http://localhost:8472/_admin/packages⁠ and install the TrakHound.Core.Bundle package.

⁠Overview

Simplify application development and utilize modern software tools and concepts to develop industrial resource tracking systems such as MES, ERP, etc. Although TrakHound is designed with industrial applications in mind, as they require many very small custom applications, any application can be developed with the framework.

• Develop applications using Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code
• Build on the .NET framework using Nuget for external libraries
• Compatible with Git for version control and project management
• Package modules for distribution

⁠Admin Interface

The Admin UI is used to install/manage TrakHound Packages, to explore App, Api, Function, and Service modules, and to view/manage Entities.

⁠Explorer (Entities)

⁠Packages

⁠Configuration

⁠Architecture

Configurable architecture that creates an abstraction layer between applications and infrastructure. Routing can be configured as needed whether that is to implement more of a monolith or more of a distributed architecture.

⁠Support

TrakHound provides commercial Enterprise Support Plans to maintain uptime and provide professional consulting and setup assistance. Please feel free to contact us for more information at [email protected]⁠.

⁠Sponsor

If you have found TrakHound helpful or are interested in helping, please consider sponsoring this project. We welcome your support whether you are a manufacturer, an integrator, an educational institute, or an individual.

https://github.com/sponsors/TrakHound⁠

⁠Contribution / Feedback

• Please use the Issues⁠ tab to create issues for specific problems that you may encounter
• Please feel free to use the Pull Requests⁠ tab for any suggested improvements to the source code
• For any other questions or feedback, please contact TrakHound directly at [email protected]⁠.

⁠License

This application and it's source code is licensed under the MIT License⁠ and is free to use and distribute.