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==CumulusMX.exe Usage Restriction==
Cumulus MX v5 has now stopped using Highcharts for both the dashboard and the sample default web site. The notice below only applies to versions 3 and 4 of Cumulus MX
Both the mandatory [[MX Administrative Interface|MX Interface]], and the optional [[New Default Web Site Information|default MX web site]], include the [https://www.highcharts.com HighStock] product. ▼
▲ Both the mandatory [[MX Administrative Interface|MX Interface]], and the optional [[New Default Web Site Information|default MX web site]], include the [https://www.highcharts.com HighStock] product.
Are you using MX for a non-profit organisation, personal website, or school project?
Then download MX and start using it with Highcharts today.<br>
Are you representing any commercial organisation running a facility that others use? If so, then you cannot use Cumulus MX to share weather data on behalf of your organisation without buying a licence from the High Charts organisation.
'''HighCharts rules for usage of their products are described ''' [https://shop.highcharts.com/ on their licence purchase web page], and ''it is your responsibility to ensure compliance''.▼
▲'''HighCharts rules for usage of their products are described ''' [https://shop.highcharts.com/ on their licence purchase web page], and ''it is your responsibility to ensure compliance''.
== Help with ‘Stable’ MX releases ==
===Latest build distribution download===
'''IMPORTANT:''' Before '''installing''' Cumulus MX
'''IMPORTANT:''' Before '''upgrading''' Cumulus MX, please read the [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=24075 release notice] and the [https://github.com/cumulusmx/CumulusMX/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md CHANGELOG.md] file for any implications before you upgrade
~ Download [https://github.com/cumulusmx/CumulusMX/releases/download/
===Latest MX Source Code===
===Raspberry Pi Image===
~ Download
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#* it is produced using a GB locale and GB time-zone, so that automatically started MX may not initially be running correctly for your locale (however as you need to restart MX after changing settings you should be okay when MX starts recording data).
: Please note, this image may not always contain latest MX release, but once you have installed a release of MX on your Raspberry Pi, [[Updating MX to new version|upgrading]] is done using main software download link, as none of the other components in the image need to be upgraded (unless the release announcement states that the new release needs a specific version of
==Upgrading==
A utility to migrate your data files from Cumulus MX v3 format to v4 format.
Read [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=22051 Cumulus MX Version 4 - IMPORTANT Additional Information] for information on how to use this utility
Note: Cumulus MX has the ability to migrate data files from v4 to v5 built in. The conversion will be performed on the first run of Cumulus MX v5 and will convert all the v4 data files present at that time.
=== Create Missing ===
'''The correct version of Create Missing is now included in the main Cumulus MX installation zip.''' There is no need to download another version unless it has been fixed post release.
~ The CreateMissing ''v2.0.2'' download dated 18 October 2024 (works with MX release of 4.0.0 onwards) [https://github.com/cumulusmx/CreateMissing/releases/download/v2.0.2/CreateMissing-v2.0.2.zip is here].▼
~ The CreateMissing ''v3.1.1'' download dated 08 May 2026 (works with MX release of 5.0.0 onwards) [https://github.com/cumulusmx/CreateMissing/releases/download/v3.1.1/CreateMissing-v3.1.1.zip is here].
▲ ~ The CreateMissing ''v2.0.
~ The CreateMissing ''v1.4.3'' download dated 05 February 2024 (works with MX release of 3.20.0 onwards) [https://github.com/cumulusmx/CreateMissing/releases/download/v1.4.3/CreateMissing-v1.4.3.zip is here].
=== Export ''To'' MySQL ===
'''DO NOT USE THIS VERSION WITH Cumulus MX v4 or later'''
ExportToMySQL is now included in the Cumulus MX
~ The ExportToMySQL ''v1.10.0'' download dated 07 January 2024 (works with release of MX 3.28.1 or later) [https://github.com/cumulusmx/ExportToMySQL/releases/download/v1.10.0/ExportToMySQL-v1.10.0.zip is here.]
You can [https://github.com/cumulusmx/ImportWC/blob/main/README.md read more about how to use it here].
=== Import Weather Display Data ===
~ The ImportWD ''v2.0.0'' download dated 07 June 2026 [https://github.com/cumulusmx/ImportWD/releases/download/v2.0.0/ImportWD-v2.0.0.zip is here].
This utility converts Weather Display monthly log files into '''Cumulus MX v5''' format monthly log files.
You can [https://github.com/cumulusmx/ImportWD/blob/main/README.md read more about how to use it here].
~ The ImportWD ''v1.0.1'' download dated 14 September 2025 [https://github.com/cumulusmx/ImportWD/releases/download/v1.0.1/ImportWD-v1.0.1.zip is here].
This utility converts Weather Display monthly log files into '''Cumulus MX v4''' format monthly log files.
=== Import WeatherLink PC Data ===
~ The ImportWLK ''v1.0.2'' download dated 13 May 2026 [https://github.com/cumulusmx/ImportWLK/releases/download/v1.0.2/ImportWLK-v1.0.2.zip is here].
This utility converts WeatherLink PC .wlk files into Cumulus MX v5 format monthly log files and day file records
You can [https://github.com/cumulusmx/ImportWLK/blob/main/README.md read more about how to use it here].
==Older Utilities By Steve Loft==
Cumulus 3 (MX) software was developed as a beta with limited functionality by Steve Loft.
* Steve Loft previously developed Cumulus 2 (where he tested using the C# language, now used for MX)
* Steve Loft created the original Cumulus software (now known as legacy cumulus 1)
* Steve Loft, the author of Cumulus/Cumulus MX has since fully retired
==Steve's final beta MX==
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