Pulse Appliance

The Pulse appliance is a turnkey NixOS device that runs the Pulse server out of the box. Plant operators and on-site IT staff manage it through a terminal user interface (TUI) on the console — there is no need to log in to a shell or edit configuration files by hand.

How to reach the TUI

• On the console: the appliance auto-logs in as the pulse user on tty1 and launches the TUI directly. Plug in a monitor and keyboard to use it locally.
• Over the network: SSH into the appliance as the pulse user. The TUI starts automatically on login.

In this section

• Installation — install the appliance from the ISO image and complete first-boot setup.
• Networking — configure the appliance's IP address, gateway, and DNS.
• TUI Reference — every menu item the operator sees on the console, in one place.
• TLS Certificates — manage the certificate the web interface presents to browsers.
• SFTP Access — onboard customer SFTP keys for file exchange.
• SSH Access — grant support engineers shell access to the appliance.
• System Updates — apply a signed update bundle from USB, CD/DVD-ROM, or SFTP, with automatic backup and rollback.
• Operations — take database backups and roll back to a previous version.