...The guide covers topics such as IoT market context, device models, ThingsBoard source-code learning, MQTT broker setup, CoAP services, message peak shaving, data modeling, and database selection. It is intended for developers who want to learn how real IoT platforms organize devices, messages, protocols, and backend services. The repository is especially useful as a structured study path for readers preparing to build or customize an IoT platform. It functions more as a technical tutorial and roadmap than as a single installable software package.