Account Structure

EasyEdge offers a flexible multi-level hierarchy that adapts to both internal and external use cases. This structure helps you manage users, billing, and deployments across departments, sites, and customers.

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Account

An Account represents your organization in EasyEdge. It is the top-level structure where you manage Billing, Users, and Access Control.

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Entity

Within each Account, you can create unlimited Entities. An Entity typically reflects an organizational unit, and its usage depends on how your organization or services are structured.

Common examples:

• A company with multiple departments can create one Entity per Department.

• A service provider managing multiple clients can create one Entity per Customer.

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System

Within each Entity, you can create unlimited Systems. A System typically represents a site, facility, or project deployment.

Common examples:

• A company department managing several factory locations can create one System per Site within the department Entity.

• A service provider with multiple customer locations can create one System per Installation Site under each customer Entity.

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EdgeNodes

Each System can include one or more EdgeNodes, which are responsible for collecting, transforming, and sending data between field devices and connected applications.

An EdgeNode is the execution environment where EasyEdge runs at the edge. It can be deployed in two ways:

• Native Installation on supported Linux-based systems

• Containerized Deployment using Docker or equivalent runtimes (Linux or Windows environments)

(See the EasyEdge Node section for technical details.)

EdgeNodes within the same System (or Site) can operate independently or collaboratively:

• They can simultaneously contribute to one or more Namespaces, depending on the number and type of Applications connected.

• This enables flexible deployment strategies—from single-gateway to multi-gateway architectures—while maintaining unified data models.

🛡️ High Availability: For critical applications, EasyEdge supports high availability configurations where multiple EdgeNodes can ensure data continuity and system resilience. In the event of a node failure, others can continue processing and delivering data without interruption.

EdgeNodes can be added, configured, and managed remotely via EasyEdge Studio, ensuring seamless orchestration and monitoring across distributed environments.

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