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Build & Deploy Apps in Under 10 Minutes with Neuronum - A Getting Started

#programming #python #beginners #webdev

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Getting Started Goals

  • Learn about Neuronum
  • Connect to Neuronum
  • Build on Neuronum

About Neuronum

Neuronum is a framework to build serverless connected app & data gateways automating the processing and distribution of data transmission, storage, and streaming.

Features

Cell & Nodes

  • Cell: Account to connect and interact with Neuronum
  • Nodes: Soft- and Hardware components hosting gateways

Gateways

  • Transmitters (TX): Securely transmit and receive data packages
  • Circuits (CTX): Store data in cloud-based key-value-label databases
  • Streams (STX): Stream, synchronize, and control data in real time

Requirements

Connect to Neuronum

Installation

pip install neuronum          # install neuronum dependencies
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Create Cell:

neuronum create-cell          # create Cell / Cell type / Cell network
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Connect Cell:

neuronum connect-cell         # connect Cell
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View connected Cell:

neuronum view-cell            # view Cell / output = Connected Cell: 'cell_id'"
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Build on Neuronum

Node Examples:

Visit: https://github.com/neuronumcybernetics/neuronum/tree/main/how_tos/nodes

Initialize Node (default template):

neuronum init-node            # initialize a Node with default template
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Start Node:

neuronum start-node           # start Node
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Stop Node:

neuronum stop-node            # stop Node
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Connect Node to Neuronum:

neuronum connect-node         # connect Node
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Top comments (4)

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Dotallio •

Very cool, I love how streamlined the setup is for getting started. Do you have any examples with physical hardware nodes, or is it mostly virtual for now?

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Yannis •

Hey @dotallio, thanks for sharing your opinion! The current Neuronum architecture is designed to channel all data through a central server on neuronum.net while your app is hosted on your machine (virtual or physical). This is a feasible approach for the MVP but not very private or scalable.

Some super cool things to keep in mind about the current design:
You don't have to manage a web server, user accounts, auth and sessions.

But: The idea is to provide a simple way so you can set up your own local data gateways, maybe in the form of a public Docker image.

Let me know what you think! 😊

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Yannis •

Have you already tested the browser response feature?

  1. Set up a new app: neuronum init-node --app
  2. Move into the node folder: cd node_
  3. Start your Node with neuronum start-node
  4. Connect to Neuronum at [neuronum.net/connect]
  5. Activate your Transmitter → loads a response from your machine into the client’s browser

Here’s what’s happening under the hood:
neuronum init-node --app creates a new Stream, which can be thought of like a domain, and a Transmitter, which is essentially a route with a base model to receive data. When a client activates the Transmitter, the request is forwarded to your Node (which is listening to the Stream), and your Node sends back a response in JSON and HTML. If the client activated the Transmitter from a browser, the HTML will be rendered; otherwise, the JSON response will be used.

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Yannis • • Edited

neuronum 5.3.0 is out, and it's even simpler to use.
Github: [github.com/neuronumcybernetics/neu...]