+# Initialisation of Eliot edge with kubeedge
+
+exec_edge(){
+
+ cd $PATH_OF_ELIOTFOLDER/scripts/src
+
+ sshpass -p ${EDGENODEPASSWORD} \
+ scp $PATH_OF_ELIOTFOLDER/scripts/src/config_kubeedge \
+ ${EDGENODEUSR}@${EDGENODEIP}:$HOME_EDGENODE
+
+ sshpass -p ${EDGENODEPASSWORD} ssh ${EDGENODEUSR}@${EDGENODEIP} \
+ source config_kubeedge
+
+ source config_kubeedge > /dev/null 2>&1
+ sshpass -p ${EDGENODEPASSWORD} \
+ ssh ${EDGENODEUSR}@${EDGENODEIP} ${common_steps}
+
+ echo "After cloning the code in ELIOT edge node"
+ sshpass -p ${EDGENODEPASSWORD} \
+ scp /etc/kubeedge/certs.tgz ${EDGENODEUSR}@${EDGENODEIP}:$HOME_EDGENODE
+
+ sshpass -p ${EDGENODEPASSWORD} \
+ ssh ${EDGENODEUSR}@${EDGENODEIP} \
+ sudo tar -xvzf $HOME/certs.tgz --directory /etc/kubeedge
+
+ sshpass -p ${EDGENODEPASSWORD} \
+ ssh ${EDGENODEUSR}@${EDGENODEIP} ${edge_start}
+}