Apr 11 2018 11:44 AM
The current Azure IoT Edge public preview uses Docker to deploy logic from the cloud into local gateways. It's currently featuring:
We can expect Microsoft will support other types of modules soon as they have proven with other recent projects. An Azure Cognitive Services module is a good example, it's put in every IoT Edge presentation.
The IoT Edge portal makes it possible to deploy modules which are available in private or public image repositories.
Could it be possible to build and deploy images to the gateway which are not specifically designed for IoT Edge?
It turns out, it is possible.
Let's deploy a NodeJS server which serves SocketIO.
Read the full article here
Accessing NodeJS SockerIO server
Configuring the port forwarding
Passing through messages using SocketIO