generated: '2026-09-02'
method: searched
source: https://synse.readthedocs.io/en/latest/server/user/quickstart/
provider: Vapor IO
kind: local emulator
hosted_console: false
note: Synse ships a first-party emulator plugin so the full API can be exercised with no physical hardware
  and no credentials. There is no hosted sandbox, no test/live key modes and no test fixtures of the payments
  kind — Synse has no authentication at all, so there is nothing to key. The Kinetic Grid Portal has no
  public trial or sandbox.
docs: https://synse.readthedocs.io/en/latest/server/user/quickstart/
emulator:
  image: vaporio/emulator-plugin
  repository: https://github.com/vapor-ware/synse-emulator-plugin
  version: 3.4.1
  published: '2023-02-27'
  description: A Synse plugin providing emulated devices and readings.
quickstart:
  steps:
  - docker run --name synse-server -p 5000:5000 -d vaporio/synse-server
  - curl localhost:5000/test
  - curl localhost:5000/version
  - docker rm -f synse-server
  - docker run --name synse-server -p 5000:5000 -d -e SYNSE_PLUGIN_TCP="emulator:5001" vaporio/synse-server
  - docker network create synse-net
  - docker network connect synse-net synse-server
  - docker run -d --expose 5001 --network synse-net --network-alias emulator vaporio/emulator-plugin
  - curl 'localhost:5000/v3/scan?force=true'
  note: Verbatim from the quickstart. The server runs out of the box with no configuration, but returns
    no device data until a plugin is registered.
compose_example: https://github.com/vapor-ware/synse-server/blob/develop/examples/deploying/docker-compose/docker-compose.yaml
kubernetes_example: https://github.com/vapor-ware/synse-server/blob/develop/examples/deploying/kubernetes/synse-server.yaml
load_generator:
  repository: https://github.com/vapor-ware/synse-loadgen
  description: Generates request loads against the Synse Server API for development and testing.
test_credentials: null
test_values: null
time_simulation: false