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Set up local development

Keyword: How do I set up local development for SmartTouch remote access?

This tutorial group installs and configures everything you need to develop and test SmartTouch remote device access features on your local machine. Complete this group first — the other Get Started tutorials depend on it.

What you will learn

  • How to install stctl and use its remote-access command group to manage sessions, view audit logs, and probe the session broker
  • How to configure kubectl to connect to SmartTouch environments and inspect the Remote Access Service
  • How to run the Remote Access Service and a simulated device locally, and open a test remote session without deploying to Kubernetes

Tutorial sequence

Step Tutorial Time
1 Install the SmartTouch CLI ~10 min
2 Configure your local Kubernetes context ~10 min
3 Run the Remote Access Service locally ~15 min

Total time: ~35 minutes

Prerequisites

  • A macOS, Linux, or Windows (WSL2) machine
  • A SmartTouch account — request one from your Administrator if you do not have one
  • Internet access

Next steps after this group