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 * An image installer to copy the image file to the SD card
 :The [https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/ Raspberry Pi site] has a list of suitable software for your operating system. Scroll down to "Writing the image".<br />
-: This guide with use Win32DiskImager
+: This guide with use Raspberry Pi Imager
 * The image file to install
 :Download the latest image file [from here].
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 * Insert your blank SD card into your computer - if not blank whatever is on the card will be erased.
 * Start Raspberry Pi Imager
-:* Click the CHOOSE OS button, and navigate to the folder where you extracted the Pi image
+:* Click the CHOOSE OS button, and select '''Use custom'''
-:*; [[File:Win32DiskImager-01.png|none]]
+:*; [[File:PiImager-02.png|none]]
-:* Select the SD card from the Device dropdown - check you have the correct drive selected!
+:* Browse to the location of the OS Image zip file you downloaded - no need to unzip it
+:* Click CHOOSE SD CARD, and select the SD card from the Device dropdown - check you have the correct drive selected!
 :*; [[File:Win32DiskImager-02.png|none]]
-:* Click the Write button. Writing the image will take a few minutes
+:* Click the WRITE button. Writing the image will take a few minutes
-:* Once the image has finished been written, you can close Win32DiskImager<br /><br />
+:* Once the image has finished been written, you can close Raspberry Pi Imager<br /><br />
 * '''''OPTIONAL''''' - If you wish to connect your Pi to the network using WiFi from the first boot, then you will need to follow these additional steps.
 *;Note. If you connect via an cabled network, you can always configure the WiFi later using the command line
+:* Eject your SD card from your computer and re-insert it
 :* Locate the SD drive in File Explorer.
-:* On the SD drive edit a file called '''wpa_supplicant.conf.txt''' with a text editor and add..
+:* On the SD drive edit a file called '''wpa_supplicant.conf.txt''' with a text editor and...
 ::* Change the country code to match your location - eg. US, GB, FR etc
 ::* Set the ssid to match your WiFi id
 ::* Set the psk to your WiFi password
-:* Save the file, and then rename it to '''wpa_supplicant.conf''' - ie remove the .txt file extension<br /><br />
+:* Save the file, and then rename it to '''wpa_supplicant.conf''' - i.e. remove the .txt file extension<br /><br />
 * Eject the SD card from your computer and insert it into your Raspberry Pi
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 === Information ===
-* Install location
+==== Install location ====
-* systemctl commands
+In this image Cumulus MX is installed into '''/opt/cumulusmx'''
-* Starting Cumulus MX from the command line
+==== systemctl commands ====
+You can use the following commands to control Cumulus MX...
+: To start Cumulus:
+ > sudo systemctl start cumulusmx
+: To stop Cumulus:
+ > sudo systemctl stop cumulusmx
+: To check if Cumulus is running:
+ > sudo systemctl status cumulusmx
+: To restart Cumulus:
+ > sudo systemctl restart cumulusmx
+: To make Cumulus start at system boot time:
+ > sudo systemctl enable cumulusmx
+: To stop Cumulus starting at boot time:
+ > sudp systemctl disable cumulusmx
+==== Starting Cumulus MX from the command line ====
+You may want to start Cumulus from the command ine for diagnostic purposes, you can still do this...
+First make sure the Cumulus MX service is stopped
+ > sudo systemctl stop cumulusmx
+Then path to the Cumulus folder and start it
+ > cd /opt/cumulusmx
+ > sudo mono CumulusMx.exe
+==== Symbolic Links ====
+The image contains a number of precreated symbolic links for Cumulus MX files such as realtime.txt and the standard website tmp files. These links divert these files to a memory disk to reduce wear on your SD card.