--- title: Install Avnet IOTCONNECT Python SDK on Linux | Snap Store description: Get the latest version of Avnet IOTCONNECT Python SDK for Linux - Official Avnet IOTCONNECT Python SDK to easily and securely connect your devices and Applications to IOTCONNECT. url: https://snapcraft.io/iotconnect --- # Avnet IOTCONNECT Python SDK (iotconnect) [/IOTCONNECT (iotconnect)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/iotconnect "View all snaps from /IOTCONNECT (iotconnect)") * [/IOTCONNECT (iotconnect)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/iotconnect "View all snaps from /IOTCONNECT (iotconnect)") * [Devices and IoT](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=devices-and-iot) * [Server and Cloud](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=server-and-cloud) latest/stable 1.0.11 Contact us about [Snaps and IoT ›](https://snapcraft.io/about/contact-us) Install latest/stable of Avnet IOTCONNECT Python SDK --- **Install using the command line** ``` sudo snap install iotconnect ``` Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd). --- ### Package name * iotconnect --- ### License * MIT --- ### Last updated * 8 October 2025 - latest/stable * 11 June 2025 - latest/edge --- ### Websites * [www.iotconnect.io](https://www.iotconnect.io "https://www.iotconnect.io") * [www.avnet.com](https://www.avnet.com/iot "https://www.avnet.com/iot") * [softwebsolutions.com](http://softwebsolutions.com/ "http://softwebsolutions.com/") * [witekio.com](https://witekio.com/ "https://witekio.com/") --- ### Contact * [www.iotconnect.io](https://www.iotconnect.io/contact-us.html "https://www.iotconnect.io/contact-us.html") * [www.softwebsolutions.com](https://www.softwebsolutions.com/contactus.html "https://www.softwebsolutions.com/contactus.html") * [witekio.com](http://witekio.com/contact/ "http://witekio.com/contact/") --- ### Source code * [github.com/avnet-iotconnect/iotc-python-lite-snap](https://github.com/avnet-iotconnect/iotc-python-lite-snap "https://github.com/avnet-iotconnect/iotc-python-lite-snap") * [avnet-iotconnect.github.io](https://avnet-iotconnect.github.io/ "https://avnet-iotconnect.github.io/") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/iotconnect#report-snap-modal) --- * [Description](https://snapcraft.io/iotconnect#tab-description) * [Security](https://snapcraft.io/iotconnect#tab-security) #### Official Avnet IOTCONNECT Python SDK to easily and securely connect your devices and Applications to IOTCONNECT. The **Avnet /IOTCONNECT Snap** packages the /IOTCONNECT Python Lite SDK and REST CLI into a single, secure, and portable container. It provides everything you need to: * Onboard devices to the /IOTCONNECT cloud platform * Send and receive telemetry/commands * Stream custom telemetry from external applications via a UNIX socket * Receive OTA-delivered models or scripts into a persistent data area All core binaries run from a read-only Snap bundle, while certificates, configurations, and OTA assets live in the writable `$SNAP_COMMON` area—surviving Snap refreshes. --- **Key Features** * **Guided Device Onboarding:** Run `iotconnect.setup` to generate certificates, register a device (manual or automated), and store configuration in `$SNAP_COMMON`. * **Built-in Quickstart Demo:** Use `iotconnect.run` to launch a sample telemetry sender that demonstrates SDK usage without requiring a separate application. * **Socket Service for External Apps:** Start `iotconnect.socket` to expose `/var/snap/iotconnect/common/iotc.sock`. Any external app can connect to this UNIX socket, send JSON telemetry, and receive commands or OTA payloads. * **REST-API CLI:** The `iotconnect.cli` tool lets you create templates, register devices, and manage configurations via the /IOTCONNECT REST API—ideal for automation or scripting. * **Persistent Storage (`$SNAP_COMMON`):** Device certificates, configuration JSON, and OTA-delivered models/scripts are stored in a writable location that is retained across Snap upgrades. --- **Ideal for** * IoT developers, integrators, and system architects building secure device solutions on /IOTCONNECT * Rapid prototyping or demoing new IoT/Edge-AI workflows * Deployments where external applications (e.g., custom Python/Node.js scripts) must stream telemetry or receive commands over a UNIX socket --- **Getting Started** 1. Create an account at [https://www.iotconnect.io](). 2. Install this Snap on your device: `sudo snap install iotconnect` 3. Run the setup wizard: Choose **Manual Setup** (paste certificates and config) or **Automated Setup** (requires a REST API key). `sudo snap run iotconnect.setup` 4. Verify connectivity with the Quickstart demo: `sudo snap run iotconnect.run` 5. If you have your own application, start the socket service: `sudo snap start iotconnect.socket Then connect to the UNIX socket from your code: `import socket` `sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM)` `sock.connect("/var/snap/iotconnect/common/iotc.sock")` `sock.sendall(json.dumps({"temperature": 22.5, "status": "running"}).encode())` `# Listen for JSON commands or OTA packages...` --- ## Install Avnet IOTCONNECT Python SDK on your Linux distribution Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd). [### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/iotconnect/arch) [### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/iotconnect/centos) [### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/iotconnect/debian) [### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/iotconnect/elementary) [### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/iotconnect/fedora) [### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/iotconnect/kde-neon) [### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/iotconnect/kubuntu) [### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/iotconnect/manjaro) [### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/iotconnect/pop) [### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/iotconnect/opensuse) [### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/iotconnect/rhel) [### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/iotconnect/ubuntu) [### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/iotconnect/raspbian)