Hello Vince, I meant I fixed the error that I was getting, not fixed the setting up of MQTT.
On Friday, February 6, 2026 at 8:20:05 PM UTC O S wrote: > OK, I have fixed it with: > > sudo apt install python3-paho-mqtt > > I have no idea how that fixed it though... I'm leaving things alone now. > On Friday, February 6, 2026 at 8:08:06 PM UTC O S wrote: > >> Thanks, Michael - that's interesting but no time to do that now, so just >> need to fix this error to get things working again. >> >> Thanks for pointing that out though, I'm sure others will be interested >> in that. >> >> All the best, >> Nick. >> >> On Friday, February 6, 2026 at 8:04:29 PM UTC Michael Serowik wrote: >> >>> 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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