TIER0: The Unified Namespace Software

Tier0 is an open-source industrial data integration platform built on the Unified Namespace (UNS) methodology and powered by production-grade open-source technologies.

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Hardware Requirements

	Minimum Requirement	Recommended Requirement
CPU	4 cores	8 cores
Memory	8 GB	16 GB
Disk	100 GB, 1000 IOPS (30% random write)	1 TB, 2000 IOPS (30% random write)
Browser	Chrome 89, Edge 89, Firefox 89, Safari 15	Chrome 89, Edge 89, Firefox 89, Safari 15

Deployment

For detailed guides and advanced examples, see the Tier0 Community Docs.

1.Linux

1.1 Operating Environment

• Operating System: Currently tested on Ubuntu Server 24.04 with Docker. We welcome feedback on other OS distributions.
• Docker: We assume you have Docker (with docker compose and buildx) installed. Our tested versions:
  • Docker Engine - Community: 27.4.0
  • Docker Buildx: v0.19.2
  • Docker Compose: v2.31.0
  • containerd: 1.7.24

1.2 Installing Tier0

1. Clone the project.

   git clone <this repo>

2. Navigate to the Tier0 directory and edit environment variables in the .env file.

   cd Tier0-Edge/deploy
   vi .env.default

• Update VOLUMES_PATH (directory for storing project data).
• Update ENTRANCE_DOMAIN (frontend entry domain/IP address).
• Modify other variables as needed.

3. Install Tier0.

   bash bin/install.sh

2.Windows

2.1 Operating Environment

• Install the latest version of Docker Desktop and Git on Windows 10 or Windows 11.
• It is recommended to perform all operations in Git Bash for better compatibility.

2.2 Installing Tier0

1. Clone the project using Git Bash.

   git clone <this repo>

2. Navigate to the Tier0 directory and edit environment variables in the .env file.

   cd Tier0-Edge/deploy
   vi .env.default

• Update OS_PLATFORM_TYPE = windows
• Update VOLUMES_PATH (directory for storing project data).
• Update ENTRANCE_DOMAIN (Do not use 127.0.0.1 or localhost, otherwise login and authentication functions will NOT work.)
• Modify other variables as required by the system.

3. Install Tier0.

   bash bin/install.sh

3. Access the Platform

1. Visit http://<YOUR-DOMAIN>:<YOUR-PORT> in your browser (based on ENTRANCE_DOMAIN and ENTRANCE_PORT in .env).
2. Sign in to Tier0 with default account and password: tier0/tier0.

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Important Startup Operations

1. UNS Data Model Creation

1. Send the template JSON from Import to an LLM, and use a similar prompt.

   Generate a UNS model used for xx in xx plant, including xx equipment and data sources based on the template.
   

2. Import the generated result in UNS.

2. Model Data Source Connection

Connect real data to make models alive.

1. Use nodes based on the data source type to build a flow, and end it with an mqtt out node.

Install nodes from Node-RED community for your requirements. Official nodes often start with node-red-contrib.

2. Make sure the Server of the mqtt out node is set to the UNS broker, and topic is a model from UNS.

The UNS broker has the same name as that of the flow.

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License

This project is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.

Support & Contact

• 📖 Documentation
• 🐞 GitHub Issues

Contributors

We gratefully acknowledge the following individuals for their contributions to Tier0:

Wenhao Yu, Liebo, Weipeng Dong, Kangxi, Lifang Sun, Minghe Zhuang,
Wangji Xin, Fayue Zheng & Yue Yang, Yanqiu Liu, Dongdong An, Jianan Zhu