Set it all up on spare hardware. If you don't have spare hardware use a vm. That way you won't be down while you work out any issues.
On Mon, Nov 9, 2020, 8:14 AM [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > When I initially setup weewx, I was very new to raspberry pi OS and so I > used what I had currently had on hand, a RPi I got a couple years ago which > was running Jessie. Recently, I've realized there are some issues, mainly > Python2.7 and Python3.8, that basically boiled down to running Jessie vice > the new Buster. If anyone is wondering, the SSL module was having issues > installing updates via pip command and it came down to the OS. > > Anyway, I plan to create a new SD card with Debian 10 (Buster) and then > install weewx. I've read upgrading OS from Jessie to Stretch to Buster > could take quite a bit of time and there is a risk to losing data. My > question comes, what's the quickest way to get weewx running, as it is > configured now, on the new OS? Ensure I backup my weewx.conf, weewx.sdb, > and skins? Is there anything else I should be conscience of when moving? Is > there an "easier" way to do this? Just worried I'll be down for a while > trying to configure and get everything up and running as it is now. > > Thanks, > Troy > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/4d20cad3-5af5-4ea3-996b-620e2c91a181n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/4d20cad3-5af5-4ea3-996b-620e2c91a181n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/CAA1SM2312wX_c8BE54q_MXmf6epRrijVtcKT%2BtUQRZsjN6bksA%40mail.gmail.com.
