I would install to the second pi and run in simulator mode for a bit to catch up to what has changed and also make whatever customizations you have done to your current system (disabling any uploaders of course).
Once it works fine using the simulator it's pretty easy to switch to your real driver, copy your old database over, and go live. You didn't provide any info about how your old system was installed but the Upgrade Guide is worth a read....there are many ways to do this On Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 1:48:46 PM UTC-7 Ted Roche wrote: > Hi, folks: > > I've been running a WEEWx installation on a Pi 3b for several years, and > would like to move it to another Pi3b. The old one is running Debian 11 > while the new is on 13. The original installation has good through a few > upgrades and and customizations and ideally I'd like to keep it running > until the new one is ready to take over. The old Pi is running WeeWx > 4.10.2, and I hope to have version 5.1-pointwhatevercurrent running on the > new version. > > I'm looking for suggestions and best practices on getting the software and > data moved over and upgraded. > > Q: Can I / should I try to install 4.10.2 on the new machine, overwrite > data and configurations from the old, and then upgrade, or is there a > better way to do it? > > Q: Where do I locate the old 4.10.2 report for install > -- 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/aa8e23e2-e2b7-4bc2-bada-de42d2e7ba7dn%40googlegroups.com.
