The problem is a bug in the hacked non-Belchertown Belchertown you are
using.
If you look at skin.conf you'll see:
copy_once = favicon.ico, *images /**, json/index.html, js/index.html,
js/responsive-menu.js, robots.txt
^^
||
||
See the two extra spaces ? It should be images/* with no spaces for that
item.
On Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 12:40:14 PM UTC-8 O S wrote:
> OK, another update.
>
> I installed WeeWX on another R-Pi, using another SD card, installed the
> skin, visited the page and there are still no images. What is this?? :O
>
> On Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 8:10:58 PM UTC O S wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>>>>>>>>>
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