i used this guide to get mine up and running https://potatoforinter.net/715/updated-guide-weewx-belchertown-mqtt-ws/
Mike On Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM O S <[email protected]> wrote: > OK, I think I have uninstalled everything but still getting that same > error - HELP! > > On Friday, February 6, 2026 at 7:40:40 PM UTC O S wrote: > >> If I run a report, I get: >> >> Traceback (most recent call last): >> File "/usr/share/weewx/weectl.py", line 75, in <module> >> main() >> File "/usr/share/weewx/weectl.py", line 67, in main >> namespace.func(namespace) >> File "/usr/share/weewx/weectllib/__init__.py", line 90, in dispatch >> namespace.action_func(config_dict, namespace) >> File "/usr/share/weewx/weectllib/report_cmd.py", line 93, in run_reports >> weectllib.report_actions.run_reports(config_dict, >> File "/usr/share/weewx/weectllib/report_actions.py", line 84, in >> run_reports >> engine = weewx.engine.DummyEngine(config_dict) >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/engine.py", line 89, in __init__ >> self.loadServices(config_dict) >> File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/engine.py", line 157, in loadServices >> obj = weeutil.weeutil.get_object(svc)(self, config_dict) >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> File "/usr/share/weewx/weeutil/weeutil.py", line 1404, in get_object >> module = importlib.import_module(module_name) >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> File "/usr/lib/python3.11/importlib/__init__.py", line 126, in >> import_module >> return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level) >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1206, in _gcd_import >> File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1178, in _find_and_load >> File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1149, in >> _find_and_load_unlocked >> File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 690, in _load_unlocked >> File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 940, in exec_module >> File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 241, in >> _call_with_frames_removed >> File "/etc/weewx/bin/user/mqtt.py", line 109, in <module> >> import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt >> ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'paho' >> >> On Friday, February 6, 2026 at 7:38:07 PM UTC O S wrote: >> >>> OK, it's broken it - how do I get rid of the MQTT thing now? I knew I >>> shouldn't have messed with things! >>> >>> On Friday, February 6, 2026 at 7:34:33 PM UTC O S wrote: >>> >>>> Hello Vince, OK - thanks for your comments there and I do get most of >>>> it! >>>> >>>> Well. let's help some clever soul produces a how-to for WAN. >>>> >>>> The MQTT service appears to have broken weewx, I see: >>>> >>>> Feb 06 19:25:04 weewx-pi systemd[1]: weewx.service: Main process >>>> exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE >>>> Feb 06 19:25:04 weewx-pi systemd[1]: weewx.service: Failed with result >>>> 'exit-code'. >>>> >>>> .... in the service status, so i have stopped it for now with: >>>> >>>> sudo service mosquitto stop >>>> sudo systemctl stop mosquitto.service >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Nick. >>>> >>>> On Friday, February 6, 2026 at 7:15:41 PM UTC Vince Skahan wrote: >>>> >>>>> If there's a comprehensive HOWTO for how to 'securely' set up a >>>>> cloudflare tunnel back to a LAN-hosted weewx+belchertown that would permit >>>>> realtime updates to work from both LAN and WAN, I sure have never seen >>>>> one. That would be a great thing to get written, validated, and into the >>>>> wiki. This has been coming up for 5+ years. >>>>> >>>>> FWIW - I don't let 'anything' talk to my LAN, even through a tunnel. >>>>> I don't want that risk. Too many bots. >>>>> >>>>> Anyway - the websockets connection is between your browser and the >>>>> remote MQTT broker, so whatever ip address you use has to be reachable >>>>> from >>>>> the web browser computer. If you use a FQDN rather than an ip address, >>>>> that has to be resolvable 'and' reachable from the web browser computer. >>>>> >>>>> LAN-only is not hard. Lots of people have done so. Many posts here >>>>> and in Pat's Belchertown github page. >>>>> >>>>> WAN-only is not much harder. Set up a small VM on AWS Lightsail or >>>>> the like. Set up the webserver https-only and install the MQTT broker >>>>> there. Have your LAN weewx rsync data to it and also publish MQTT to the >>>>> MQTT broker. Use 'its' FQDN in all your settings for Belchertown. >>>>> Basically connect to your Internet site for realtime updates from both LAN >>>>> and WAN. >>>>> >>>>> Of course that means $$$ for the VM and the time/effort to keeping >>>>> 'that' up securely as it will be under bot attack instantly after it boots >>>>> up. The AWS consoles are pretty good about letting you lock that down so >>>>> only https and the secure websockets ports are open. That'll reduce your >>>>> attack services. Damn bots. Ugh. A minimal nginx + mosquitto VM takes >>>>> almost zero maintenance if that's all it does and if you lock it down >>>>> correctly. I think I ssh into my nginx-only site about monthly to see if >>>>> the auto-updates for the os require a reboot, but it's not zero sustaining >>>>> labor. >>>>> >>>>> On Friday, February 6, 2026 at 9:05:43 AM UTC-8 O S wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello all, >>>>>> >>>>>> I have resisted installing and configuring MQTT for live data in case >>>>>> I totally mess things up, but, in a fit of positivity, I decided to have >>>>>> a >>>>>> go today, and it doesn't work. >>>>>> >>>>>> I've used a mix of search engine (AI) advice, this post >>>>>> <https://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=43377.0;wap> and the >>>>>> instructions on the Belchertown skin page >>>>>> <https://github.com/poblabs/weewx-belchertown?tab=readme-ov-file#mqtt-and-mqtt-websockets-optional> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>>> I have documented what I did >>>>>> <https://docmost.thecobwebs.uk/share/moessylnhf/p/enable-live-data-8Zo6w86w7W>, >>>>>> and my settings, can someone take a look and see if anything is glaringly >>>>>> wrong? >>>>>> >>>>>> For information, I am running this locally at http://192.168... and >>>>>> publicly through https://mydomain.co/weewx/belchertown using a >>>>>> cloudflared tunnel. >>>>>> >>>>>> Live updates don't appear to be happening in either scenario though >>>>>> (local or via https), ultimately, I'd like them working ion the public >>>>>> site >>>>>> (if it needs to be one or the other). >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>> 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/42a6d1af-2fa7-4471-9271-604b0bea7c8fn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/42a6d1af-2fa7-4471-9271-604b0bea7c8fn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. 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