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 == Running Cumulus ==
-The simplest command to start Cumulus is <tt>sudo mono CumulusMx.exe</tt>, but you may wish to add [[Cumulus_MX#Optional_parameters_to_add_to_the_instruction_to_run_the_MX_engine|Optional_parameters]]. Just in case it is not obvious .... if you start MX using this command either in terminus on your Pi, or in a Command or Terminus window (or even in puTTY) on another device, the you must leave that session running for MX to continue to run. That is fine if you are happy to start it off directly on your Pi, and then switch off monitor or TV attached to your Pi, but leave Pi on so that terminal session continues. I have done that and used access from my PC when I need to edit a file or file transfer between Pi and PC or vice versa. Obviously my PC lets me view the admin interface to change settings or look at the web page provided in that interface. I can also see my own web pages run on the web server on the Pi.
+The simplest command to start Cumulus is <tt>sudo mono CumulusMx.exe</tt>, but you may wish to add [[Cumulus_MX#Optional_parameters_to_add_to_the_instruction_to_run_the_MX_engine|Optional_parameters]]. Just in case it is not obvious .... if you start MX using this command either in terminal on your Pi, or in a Command or Terminal window (or even in puTTY) on another device, the you must leave that session running for MX to continue to run. That is fine if you are happy to start it off directly on your Pi, and then switch off monitor or TV attached to your Pi, but leave Pi on so that terminal session continues. This is simple, you can use SSH access from my PC when you need to edit a file, or do a file transfer between Pi and PC or vice versa. Obviously my PC lets you view the admin interface to change settings or look at the web page provided in that interface. (I can also see my own web pages run on the web server on the Pi).
+That is simple if your Pi is in your home, and you can go back to the Pi when you need to stop MX (perhaps to update it to a new release). But maybe you are running Pi headless, or it is in a remote location, in that case instead of starting and stopping MX in a terminal session, you will want to issue commands that connect to a separate session for starting MX so you can disconnect from that session without causing MX to close. As I type this a new release is allowing MX to run as a service, and a future release is planned to change the associated script, so anything I write here might become obsolete, and the next paragraph gives you some links to the support forum.  Hopefully, someone will edit this article, when instructions have settled down and won't change on next release.
 In the Cumulus Support forum, there are articles about a [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=139779#p139779 stop/start routine], a [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=141514#p141514 backup routine], and [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=146028#p146028 how to run MX as a service]. I will let you hunt for and read the relevant topics, as you may find details in more than one place. This article will avoid these and try to keep it simple.  There are therefore three alternatives to having to leave your terminal session running: