OK, I did this: nick@weewx-pi:/var/www/html/weewx $ sudo systemctl restart weewx nick@weewx-pi:/var/www/html/weewx $ sudo weectl extension install ~/downloaded-extensions/weewx-belchertown-new-1.7beta1-new-belchertown.tar.gz
Using configuration file /etc/weewx/weewx.conf Install extension '/home/nick/downloaded-extensions/weewx-belchertown-new-1.7beta1-new-belchertown.tar.gz' (y/n)? y Extracting from tar archive /home/nick/downloaded-extensions/weewx-belchertown-new-1.7beta1-new-belchertown.tar.gz Saving installer file to /etc/weewx/bin/user/installer/Belchertown Saved copy of configuration as /etc/weewx/weewx.conf.20260131200641 Finished installing extension Belchertown from /home/nick/downloaded-extensions/weewx-belchertown-new-1.7beta1-new-belchertown.tar.gz nick@weewx-pi:/var/www/html/weewx $ sudo systemctl restart weewx nick@weewx-pi:/var/www/html/weewx $ sudo weectl report run Belchertown Using configuration file /etc/weewx/weewx.conf The following reports will be run: Belchertown Generating as of last timestamp in the database. Done. Still no images so I think I'll reinstall on another SD card. On Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 8:01:26 PM UTC O S wrote: > Thanks, Vince, > > Yes, not sure how I got to where i did. I have already used weectl, but > I'll give it one more go - if that doesn't work, I'll likely reinstall the > whole thing, I'm guessing that's: > > Reinstall WeeWX > Reinstall the driver > Overwrite weewx.sdb? > > I'll let you know if the reinstall works. > On Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 6:57:54 PM UTC Vince Skahan wrote: > >> I can't even guess what you did or how you got to wherever you are now on >> the system. >> >> If you use 'weectl extension' to uninstall then reinstall the skin, it >> will do the right thing after weewx is restarted when the reports run. >> >> If you fiddle with things manually and don't use weectl, your mileage >> might vary. >> >> On Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 9:44:38 AM UTC-8 O S wrote: >> >>> Yes, apt was the way I installed. >>> >>> I ran that command, restarted, but still no images for sunrise / sunset. >>> >>> Thank you. >>> Nick >>> On Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 5:28:44 PM UTC Vince Skahan wrote: >>> >>>> apt is the tool used to install debian packages, dpkg is the other >>>> older tool. Sorry I use the two terms sometimes. >>>> >>>> Yes try running that command. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 9:25:00 AM UTC-8 O S wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello Vince, >>>>> >>>>> Thank you and id gives me: >>>>> >>>>> uid=1000(nick) gid=1000(nick) >>>>> groups=1000(nick),4(adm),20(dialout),24(cdrom),27(sudo),29(audio),44(video),46(plugdev),60(games),100(users),102(input),105(render),110(netdev),111(weewx),993(gpio),994(i2c),995(spi) >>>>> >>>>> I'm not sure what a dpkg installation is, I used the sudo apt install >>>>> weewx >>>>> method to install. >>>>> >>>>> So, can I run the sudo usermod -aG weewx nick command? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Nick >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 4:53:47 PM UTC Vince Skahan wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> ssh into the weewx pi and run 'id' and you will likely see that your >>>>>> account 'nick' is not in a unix group that has permissions to read >>>>>> /var/www/html/weewx/belchertown >>>>>> >>>>>> Assuming it is group 'weewx', you would need to run "sudo usermod -aG >>>>>> weewx nick" and log out/in again. For a dpkg installation you'd want >>>>>> to >>>>>> add yourself to group 'weewx' anyway so you can edit things in >>>>>> /etc/weewx >>>>>> without needing to use sudo. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 8:12:19 AM UTC-8 O S wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello Patrick, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Yes, if I ssh in to the server, I can see the images at the >>>>>>> following paths: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> etc/weewx/skins/Belchertown/images/sunrise.png >>>>>>> etc/weewx/skins/Belchertown/images/sunset.png >>>>>>> >>>>>>> But the web browser appears to be looking here: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://192.168.1.49/weewx/belchertown/images/sunrise.png >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I also found this, which doesn't seem right: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> nick@weewx-pi:/var/www/html $ cd weewx/ >>>>>>> nick@weewx-pi:/var/www/html/weewx $ ls -l >>>>>>> ls: cannot open directory '.': Permission denied >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Not sure if that is related but could there also be permission >>>>>>> issues? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>> Nick. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 4:03:25 PM UTC salinois wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> hello, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> that, it is the conf inside the skin : >>>>>>>> weewx/skins/Belchertown/images/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> but on the web site , it is public_html/belchertown/images/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Patrick >>>>>>>> Le 31/01/2026 à 16:46, O S a écrit : >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hello all, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I got in a mess with the Belchertown skin settings so have >>>>>>>> completely removed it and reinstalled (a couple of times now) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Each time I reinstall, the images are missing form "Sun & Moon", as >>>>>>>> per below: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> [image: Screenshot from 2026-01-31 15-39-08.png] >>>>>>>> If I right click on one of the placeholders for the image and >>>>>>>> select "open image in new tab" >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I get this in the address bar: >>>>>>>> http://192.168.1.49/weewx/belchertown/images/sunrise.png >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ... and a 404 not found message. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I have: HTML_ROOT = /var/www/html/weewx/belchertown set in >>>>>>>> weewx.conf >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I can find the images in: etc/weewx/skins/Belchertown/images, like: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> etc/weewx/skins/Belchertown/images/sunrise.png >>>>>>>> etc/weewx/skins/Belchertown/images/sunset.png >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Does the uppercase "B" have something to do with this? All other >>>>>>>> page elements look okay. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Like I say, I have uninstalled/reinstalled the skin several times >>>>>>>> with no change. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>> Nick. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> 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 visit >>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/a03549d6-67ce-4299-b2f7-5bc068b0a484n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/a03549d6-67ce-4299-b2f7-5bc068b0a484n%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]. 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