# Client Not See On Open Source Deployment

**URL:** <https://hub.mender.io/t/client-not-see-on-open-source-deployment/5220>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [August 31, 2022, 12:22pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/client-not-see-on-open-source-deployment/5220 "2022-08-31T12:22:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![kirklogitech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@kirklogitech](https://hub.mender.io/u/kirklogitech)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 12:22pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/client-not-see-on-open-source-deployment/5220/1 "2022-08-31T12:22:57Z")

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Hi All,

I have setup my mender open source server. I have installed the mender client on the RPi device. The install is successful on the client, however, it does not appear on the dashboard. What am i missing?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![TheYoctoJester](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/theyoctojester/32/1444_2.png) [@TheYoctoJester](https://hub.mender.io/u/TheYoctoJester)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 12:35pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/client-not-see-on-open-source-deployment/5220/2 "2022-08-31T12:35:46Z")

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Hi @kirklogitech,

How did you register the client to your server? This can be done in a Yocto setup by defining the `MENDER_SERVER_URL` and `MENDER_TENANT_TOKEN` variables during build, as documented [here](https://docs.mender.io/system-updates-yocto-project/build-for-demo#configuring-the-build-1).

For everything else, or if the build is not customized, you need to run `mender setup`.

Greetz,  
Josef

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**Author:** ![kirklogitech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@kirklogitech](https://hub.mender.io/u/kirklogitech)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 12:38pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/client-not-see-on-open-source-deployment/5220/3 "2022-08-31T12:38:38Z")

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Hi @TheYoctoJester i am not using a Yocto image. I am on raspbian OS and installed the client manually. Yes i did run the command mender setup which was successful.

The same process on the hosted mender works.

Could it be the SSL as the mender dashboard complaints about invalid certificate?

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**Author:** ![TheYoctoJester](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/theyoctojester/32/1444_2.png) [@TheYoctoJester](https://hub.mender.io/u/TheYoctoJester)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 12:41pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/client-not-see-on-open-source-deployment/5220/4 "2022-08-31T12:41:23Z")

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Hi @kirklogitech

Then the device will show up as _pending_. Please make sure that the filters are set accordingly and you are not accidentially only looking at the _accepted_ devices.

Greetz

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**Author:** ![kirklogitech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@kirklogitech](https://hub.mender.io/u/kirklogitech)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 12:42pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/client-not-see-on-open-source-deployment/5220/5 "2022-08-31T12:42:56Z")

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I tried that as well. No luck. How do I ensure on the client that it has connected to the server? Are there any running logs or status i can check?  
@TheYoctoJester

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**Author:** ![TheYoctoJester](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/theyoctojester/32/1444_2.png) [@TheYoctoJester](https://hub.mender.io/u/TheYoctoJester)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 12:44pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/client-not-see-on-open-source-deployment/5220/6 "2022-08-31T12:44:50Z")

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Sure, `journalctl -u mender-client` should give you lots of information.

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**Author:** ![kirklogitech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@kirklogitech](https://hub.mender.io/u/kirklogitech)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/client-not-see-on-open-source-deployment/5220/7 "2022-08-31T13:17:42Z")

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@TheYoctoJester This is the error i get

```auto
 level=warning msg="Reauthorization failed with error: transient error: authorization request failed"

 Unknown url.Error type: Host validation error"

```

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**Author:** ![TheYoctoJester](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/theyoctojester/32/1444_2.png) [@TheYoctoJester](https://hub.mender.io/u/TheYoctoJester)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 1:24pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/client-not-see-on-open-source-deployment/5220/8 "2022-08-31T13:24:15Z")

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Guessing now: the certificate of your self-hosted server was not added to the client and it is not backed by a CA, so certificate validation fails.

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**Author:** ![kirklogitech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@kirklogitech](https://hub.mender.io/u/kirklogitech)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 1:25pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/client-not-see-on-open-source-deployment/5220/9 "2022-08-31T13:25:23Z")

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Oh is there a document i can go through?  
What are the steps?  
@TheYoctoJester

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**Author:** ![kirklogitech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@kirklogitech](https://hub.mender.io/u/kirklogitech)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/client-not-see-on-open-source-deployment/5220/10 "2022-08-31T13:35:44Z")

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@TheYoctoJester  
Is this the one to be used with the clien?

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/mender/original/2X/7/7242b078d2a7887f3cbb97ada400ed03637728f7.png)
