I was a bit confused as the Docs advice to use this file: sudo cp util/init.d/weewx.debian. But great to know that this is nothing special and one can also just use the /weewxd file and put it into the /etc/rc.local for example.
Thank you very much! :) On Sunday, February 24, 2019 at 8:46:10 PM UTC+1, Tim Urberg wrote: > > 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][email protected]_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >>>> >>>
