Introduction

Setting up an instance of GalixiHub is required to take advantage of the value of the Galixsys Communicator platform. While the GalixiHub documentation explains the operation of GalixiHub, the below will go through the most common steps required to not only setup an instance of GalixiHub on the desired hardware or system, but also common configuration steps required in a system’s Internet gateway to make the device running GalixiHub available to the wider Internet if the World created by GalixiHub is to be hosted on a home network. Further, options on how to make an instance of GalixiHub easier to connect to and maintain are also provided.

GalixiHub Options

GalixiHub comes available on a variety of platforms, including native Android devices (as an app downloaded from the Android Playstore), native Linux systems as a Debian APT install (for any ISA, including x86 and ARM), as well as a containerized application as a Docker image.

The Android release of GalixiHub is intended for a low member world (< 100 members) and hobbyist use. It represents the most direct way to setup a world, and is very useful for the evaluation of the Galixsys Communicator offering. Longer-term or commercial GalixiHub deployments should use the Debian or Docker versions on enterprise grade hardware, or on a cloud service provider (CSP).

The following pages are a step-by-step guide on how to setup an a GalixiHub world, including hardware requirements, GalixiHub acquisition options, setup, and options for gateway, router and DNS management.

Note that the detailed GalixiHub User’s Guide can be found at GalixiHub Documentation.