Yep, either way works. Using screen is like a poor mans service, so to speak. I use it in that way for other things too. I was using WeewWX with an SDR (software defined radio) with an acurite for a while and it would only work that way.
On Sunday, February 24, 2019 at 1:42:22 PM UTC-6, Henry Denston wrote: > > Ok, thanks Tim, good advice! :) > > So basically there is no need to use the file from > util/init.d/weewx.debian like the DOCs advice. > So there is no downside by not using the instruction from the documentary > and just execute the ./bin/weewxd weewx.conf file with the weewx.conf as > first parameter from the /etc/rc.local file? > Did I get that right? > > Regards, Henry. > > On Sunday, February 24, 2019 at 8:35:44 PM UTC+1, Tim Urberg wrote: >> >> One pro to doing it this way is you can watch the LOOP data as it is >> coming in. A good way to debug if nothing else. >> >> On Sunday, February 24, 2019 at 1:28:33 PM UTC-6, Tim Urberg wrote: >>> >>> One you could use screen, which allows a totally separate screen to be >>> running in the background. >>> >>> https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-use-linux-screen/ >>> >>> Here's what I have in /etc/rc.local (on a Raspberry Pi): >>> >>> screen -S weather_station -d -m sh -c 'weewxd /etc/weewx/weewx.conf; >>> exec bash' >>> >>> Then when you log in run: "sudo screen -r" which will re-attach to the >>> screen session. Once finished type Ctrl+A and then D to detach. >>> >>> That's one way to do it. >>> >>> On 2/24/2019 1:20 PM, Henry Denston wrote: >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> Another question that I would like to ask: >>> >>> Is there any downside just adding (executing) the sudo ./bin/weewxd >>> weewx.conf script to the /etc/rc.locatl file? >>> So my WeeWx installation gets started everytime on startup of my system. >>> >>> In the Docs this instruction is given: >>> >>> cd /home/weewx >>> sudo cp util/init.d/weewx.debian /etc/init.d/weewx >>> sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/weewx >>> sudo update-rc.d weewx defaults 98 >>> sudo /etc/init.d/weewx start >>> >>> >>> >>> But is there any disadvantage using the method I described above? >>> >>> >>> Thank you, Henry. >>> >>> On Friday, February 22, 2019 at 6:04:07 AM UTC+1, gjr80 wrote: >>>> >>>> python-pil is used by the WeeWX image generator to create/manipulate >>>> the image file (ie create the image file, draw points, lines, labels etc). >>>> The logic for obtaining the data to be plotted, working out what goes >>>> where >>>> and what colours are used etc are all contained in various WeeWX .py files >>>> (imagegenerator.py, weeplot/genplot.py etc). >>>> >>>> Gary >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> >>> Virus-free. >>> www.avg.com >>> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> >>> >>> <#[email protected][email protected][email protected]_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >>> >>
