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'''Note:''' The Wiki moved to new hosting on 30-Oct-2022.  There may be issues discovered, so please use the [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=38 Cumulus forum]  to notify freddie about the issue. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding!</div>
'''Welcome to the Cumulus Wiki'''.  This community Wiki is for sharing knowledge of the [[About Cumulus|Cumulus]] Weather Station software.
'''Welcome to the Cumulus Wiki'''.  This community Wiki is for sharing knowledge of the [[About Cumulus|Cumulus]] Weather Station software.


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Please see the bottom of this page for how you can contribute to this Wiki. If you plan on contributing to the Wiki, then you will need a account with userid.
Please see the bottom of this page for how you can contribute to this Wiki. If you plan on contributing to the Wiki, then you will need a account with userid.
'When requesting a Wiki account, please use the [[Special:RequestAccount|Request Account]] form to apply for a userid.  Use the biography box to explain how you will contribute if you are granted write access'''.  Note that the Wiki is currently undergoing restructuring and is largely locked for editing, but please apply for an account if you wish to contribute in the future.
Use the [[Special:RequestAccount|Request Account]] form to apply for an account.  Use the biography box to explain how you will contribute if you are granted write access.  Note that the Wiki is currently undergoing restructuring and is largely locked for editing, but please apply for an account if you wish to contribute in the future.


If you have any questions please raise them on the [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=38 Cumulus forum].
If you have any questions please raise them on the [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=38 Cumulus forum].
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==Please help==
<div style="padding-left: 20px; width: 95%; border:solid; border-width: thin; padding:10px; margin-bottom:20px; padding-bottom:20px; background-color:LightYellow;">'''It's your Wiki......'''<br> <br>We always welcome contributions from the Cumulus Community and if you feel you can contribute, please do.   
 
<div style="padding-left: 20px; width: 95%; border:solid; border-width: thin; padding:10px; margin-bottom:20px; padding-bottom:20px; background-color:LightYellow;"><big>'''It's your Wiki......'''</big><br> <br>We always welcome contributions from the Cumulus Community and if you feel you can contribute, please do.   


:If you already have a userid, then just [[Special:UserLogin|Login here]] (link also available on top right of any page).
:If you already have a userid, then just [[Special:UserLogin|Login here]] (link also available on top right of any page).
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*'''Are you willing to contribute to this Wiki's documentation?'''
*'''Are you willing to contribute to this Wiki's documentation?'''
* Are you new to Cumulus MX? If so, you are the best possible person to know what newcomers need in this Wiki.  You also know what you have discovered, and can document it to be useful for others.
* Are you new to Cumulus MX? If so, you are the best possible person to know what newcomers need in this Wiki.  You also know what you have discovered, and can document it to be useful for others.
#<big>As a starting point, we suggest you read [[Help:Contents/Editing|How to Edit]],</big>
#As a starting point, we suggest you read [[Help:Contents/Editing|How to Edit]],
#*that is full of hints on how to write Wiki pages,  
#*that is full of hints on how to write Wiki pages,  
#*including Cumulus Wiki specific help.
#*including Cumulus Wiki specific help.
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#** ... [[How_you_can_contribute]] is the page you should go to, its content should be updated when work done, or suggestions need to be recorded.
#** ... [[How_you_can_contribute]] is the page you should go to, its content should be updated when work done, or suggestions need to be recorded.


* This ''Main Page'' (only administrators can update this page) was redesigned in January 2021, the biggest changes were
* This ''Main Page'' (only administrators can update this page) provides direct links to a set of [[Special:Categories|category pages]].  In the future, anyone will be able to edit the new, and amended, "category" pages, those are now the entry points grouping the rest of the documentation in this Wiki.
*# It provides direct links to a new set of [[Special:Categories|category pages]], '''Anyone can edit any of the new, and amended, "category" pages, those are now the entry points grouping the rest of the documentation in this Wiki.'''
*# The pages specific to MX and specific to legacy software are now in separate columns
*# The pages specific to MX and specific to legacy software are now in separate columns
*# This main page does provide direct links to key pages that are unlikely to be renamed/removed, but administrators have limited time to edit such links.
*# This main page does provide direct links to key pages that are unlikely to be renamed/removed, but administrators have limited time to edit such links.
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* There is no documentation yet for the newer Ecowitt devices, can you rectify this?
* There is no documentation yet for the newer Ecowitt devices, can you rectify this?
* This Wiki documents the legacy Cumulus 1 in good detail due to many different contributors
* This Wiki documents the legacy Cumulus 1 in good detail due to many different contributors
* Steve Loft, and Mark Crossley, (plus others), modified some legacy pages to also cover the original [[Cumulus_3_(MX)_beta_documentation| MX 3.0.0 beta]], but that had very limited functionality (just a subset of that available in Cumulus 1) and only 2 new pages were added.
* Cumulus MX nowadays is different from the early MX beta; do you use/understand any of the new functionality meaning you can document it for those new to that functionality? Some of the early MX documentation has been deleted, and some pages make it clear that they apply to an earlier MX release.
* Most pages that are specific to legacy Cumulus 1 have been locked, to prevent editing for MX differences and to ensure they are preserved for those still using the legacy software (all pages relating to Cumulus 2 were removed by Steve Loft)
* MX offers much functionality.  Some pages use the '''<nowiki>{{Template:WorkInProgressBanner}}</nowiki>''' to indicate other contributors are needed to expand the current content
* <big>The MX of today, thanks to Mark Crossley leading development (with small contributions from others), is totally different from that early MX beta; do you use/understand any of the new functionality (not documented for legacy software) meaning you can document it for those new to that functionality?</big>
# MX has changed dramatically, therefore some of the early MX documentation has been deleted, and some pages make it clear that they apply to an earlier MX release.
# MX offers so much functionality, that nobody uses everything MX can do.  Some pages use the '''<nowiki>{{Template:WorkInProgressBanner}}</nowiki>''' to indicate other contributors are needed to expand the current content
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