Nice. Looking at the dockerfile you could maybe shrink the size and reduce the number of layers by doing multistage builds, chaining all your RUN steps into fewer steps with && and doing the copying a little differently if you wanted to try that.
But disk is cheap and it's easy to squash the layers I guess. If it works that's fabulous. Only thing I'd suggest adding might be a docker compose file with examples of how to pass the USB device through on a non-NAS typical box. Very cool. Victory beer worthy ! On Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 7:53:22 PM UTC-7 WeatheredScientist wrote: > I got it working on the Mac, tried it on a PC, ran into issues with USB > and the need to frequency hop (vague, I know, but bottom line didn't work) > and then went for the NAS. > > Created a github repo: > https://github.com/weatheredscientist/weewx-rtldavis > > and a docker image > https://hub.docker.com/r/weatheredscientist/weewx-rtldavis > > I ran into issues with the dewpoint and pressure due to how those are > calculated, where and when. Long story short, to avoid null values being > displayed, I had to prevent weewx from updating those fields, instead > relying on WLL to supply those. That leaves pwsweather without pressure, > but that is pretty minor unless you aboslutely rely on that for anything. I > rely on it for nothing, but for giggles I might force my orbit b-hyve to do > smartwatering based off my weather station and it's hyperlocal rainfall. > > Please let me know if I've done anything wrong with the github and docker > links and their content. I'm hoping to make it easier for anyone else > looking to do this sort of thing. I get the sense that this is super > specific to just me, but I'm guessing that as more people upgrade to the > new console, this will become more of an issue. > > Cheers! > Mike > On Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 12:03:30 PM UTC-4 Vince Skahan wrote: > >> A vagrant/virtualbox VM or dockerized equivalent should be doable on >> either x86-64 or raspi platforms since they support accessing the physical >> RTLSDR >> stick attached to the host platform. >> >> Passing a device to docker is easy. I do it for a zwave antenna into home >> assistant running into docker on a x86-64 box here. I don’t remember if I >> have tried it on virtualbox. >> >> I have no idea how to pass the device through to a vm or container on a >> mac but perhaps parallels or fusion support that now on m-series macs. >> Virtualbox might still be limited on mac. Macs can be weird. Zero idea >> on anything NAS. Never used one, >> >> On Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 7:35:33 AM UTC-7 John Smith wrote: >> >>> 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. 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