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= Installing and Running Cumulus = | = Installing and Running Cumulus = | ||
== Should I use Cumulus 1 or Cumulus 3 or Cumulus 3 (MX)? == | |||
I have no recommendations one way or the other. The main decision is whether you are happy with the different architecture of MX, and whether you can live without those facilities in Cumulus 1 yet to be added to MX. | |||
Cumulus 1 is a finished version, and because the development environment is obsolete no further changes are possible. Cumulus 1 is reliable and has more functionality to cope with problems if your weather station set-up may experience problems. | |||
Cumulus 2 explored an improved data approach using UTC and having better handling of rainfall. Although it was hoped it would make enhancement easier, and allow use of alternative languages possible, it proved too complicated. and has been abandoned and is no longer available. Subsequently, some of the developments in Cumulus 2 were ported into new version 1.9.0, and remain in final Cumulus 1. | |||
Cumulus 3 is a new rewrite also known as Cumulus MX, using a different architecture (partly inspired by Cumulus 2), but it is still in beta. Although it provides some enhancements in functionality and will run on a range of platforms, there are several key pieces of functionality that have not been made available in Cumulus MX. It can be used in a production system as it has good reliability, but perhaps should be avoided in a few rare cases where people's systems are not very reliable. | |||
== What operating systems does Cumulus run on? == | == What operating systems does Cumulus run on? == | ||