> > Or too outside of what most users here are interested in doing?
The internet is a big place, someone somewhere will eventually stumble upon it appreciate it saving many hours repeating what you can short cut for them. Above all it would be a handy reference for yourself when you need to revisit in future and can't quite remember exactly what you did the first time :) On Tue, 19 May 2026 at 20:56, WeatheredScientist <[email protected]> wrote: > That's brilliant advice: I learned from Vince that his repo is built for > Raspberry Pi, and (correct my words if wrong) assumes/prefers a Debian > distro. I was planning on using container manager in the Synology OS, but > perhaps the VMM solution is a better one for no other reason than > permitting a simple Debian environment. TBH, I am not sure what container > manager is using. > > What would be useful for the community re: the mac? Is it worth trying to > write-up what I did for future reference? Or too one-off to be worth it? > Next up before the Syno is my PC. I am hoping it will be quicker based on > previous experience, though I did set up Ubuntu over Debian in WSL. If > successful on the Win11, PC, again, worth a write-up? Or too outside of > what most users here are interested in doing? > > Thanks to all, especially Vince, for the immense help, guidance, and above > all, patience. > > -Mike > > On Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 4:19:32 AM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I suggest you to use Virtual Machine Manager and install there simple >> basic Debian linux with weewx and passthrough the RTL-SDR usb device there. >> There has been problems with docker and usb devices in Synology NAS:es >> lately. >> >> lauantai 2. toukokuuta 2026 klo 23.39.41 UTC+3 WeatheredScientist >> kirjoitti: >> >>> Hello to all! >>> >>> I have a Davis Vantage Pro2 Plus weather station that is up and running. >>> This is a new system, so it comes with the iPad-like Weatherlink Live >>> console. >>> >>> I have tried using ChatGPT and Claude to get an instance of weewx >>> running in a Docker container on my Synology NAS. I have not had much luck, >>> which seems to be a common experience with this approach. I'm adept with >>> technology and computers, but I am not a programmer, even though I have >>> programmed a bit in the past. >>> >>> *Can this group provide steps to getting weewx set up in a container on >>> the NAS, connecting to services like Weather Underground? *I feel like >>> I got close, but I am not even sure how to describe what the LLMs guided me >>> to do. Largely, I was able to get weewx "installed", but seemed to be >>> having problems with the config file. I did see at one point weewx >>> outputing data, but it wasn't able to connect to wunderground, even though >>> I had provided my station name and key in the right section (so maybe no >>> using the right config file). >>> >>> Happy to provide much more info, just need guidance on what. >> >> -- > 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/7747bb27-ddf1-4159-841b-e941b245d44an%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/7747bb27-ddf1-4159-841b-e941b245d44an%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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/CAGTinV4ceBk8K%2B8_Mda3rc7YRZ9Xsu5mjCQR8pg_LfYafadueg%40mail.gmail.com.
