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We have created an customised version of the Raspberry Pi Lite image with Cumulus MX pre-installed and ready to go. This is designed to be what is called a "headless" installation, that is ~~you~~to ~~can~~be run it on a Raspberry Pi without a monitor or keyboard attached to it. As such the image does not contain a Graphical User Interface (GUI), it is a command line only installation. It is possible to add the GUI later if you want it. === Pre-Installation Steps === You ~~are going to~~will need: * A suitable SD card for your Raspberry Pi :A minimum size of 16GB is recommended. Be sure to buy a good quality card. :You can use an SSD instead if preferred [with the minor complication that in a later step you will need non-WiFi access to the Raspberry Pi (keyboard and monitor, or SSH over ethernet) as you cannot enter the WiFi details from a Windows PC to the linux SSD due to the different file system used] * 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~~uses Raspberry Pi Imager * The image file to install :Download the latest image file from ~~here:~~the [~~//{{SERVERNAME}}/Downloads/rpi-CMX-3.9.4.zip rPi Cumulus~~[Software#Current_Release\|Software MXDownload ~~3.9.4~~page]]. * An SSH terminal program to configure your Raspberry Pi : For Windows we recommend using [https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html PuTTY] * 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, scroll down to the bottom of the list and select '''Use custom''' :; [[File:PiImager-02.png\|none]] : Browse to the location of the OS Image zip file you downloaded - nodo ~~need to~~not unzip it :* Click CHOOSE SD CARD, and select the SD card from the Device dropdown - check you have the correct drive selected! :; [[File:PiImager-04.png\|none]] :: 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''' - i.e. remove the .txt ~~file~~filename extension<br /><br /> * Eject the SD card from your computer. ~~and insert~~Insert it into your Raspberry Pi and power up. === First Boot === Retype new password: passwd: password updated successfully</nowiki> * It's a good idea to check/configure your RPi for your locale and timezone settings. The default is for en_UK UTF-8 locale and GMT timezone. Use '''sudo raspi-config''' 5. Localization Options, L1 Locale (select en_US ISO-8851-1 for USA if needed) and L2 Timezone (select the appropriate timezone), then '''sudo reboot''' if needed to engage the new settings. * Check the status of the Cumulus MX service with the command '''sudo systemctl status cumulusmx'''<br /> : You will get some information back, the important bit to note is the line starting '''Active:''', it should say '''active (running)''' Now it is time to configure Cumulus MX for your station. * Start your browser and connect to the same URL as before - '''<nowiki>http://cumulusmx:8998</nowiki>''' or '''http://<ip_address>:8998''' * From the menu select '''Settings \| Station Settings''', then follow ~~the~~'''[https://cumuluswiki.org/a/Cumulus.ini#First ~~guide~~run onof MX [this ~~page?]~~guide for configuring your station].''' * Once your have completed all the settings for for station, and successfully saved them, Cumulus MX will need to be restarted. * Back in your SSH session, send the command '''sudo systemctl stop cumulusmx''', this stops the Cumulus MX service. :* If it does, congratulations, you have successfully started recording your weather data :* If it doesn't, then check back over this process carefully for any mistakes or omissions you may have made. :* If you cannot resolve the problem, then ask for [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=40 help on the forum] == Additional Steps == == Information == If you previously used Microsoft Windows with each part of a path separated by "\", please remember that all other operating systems, including that for Raspberry Pi, use "/" to both indicate the root (at start) and to separate parts of a path, as per the install location shown next. === Install location === In this image Cumulus MX is installed into '''/opt/CumulusMX''' sudo systemctl enable cumulusmx : To stop Cumulus starting at boot time: ~~sudp~~sudo systemctl disable cumulusmx === Starting Cumulus MX from the command line === sudo systemctl stop cumulusmx Then path to the Cumulus folder and start it<br> (Noting it is case sensitive). cd /opt/~~cumulusmx~~CumulusMX sudo mono ~~CumulusMx~~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. == Build Creation Notes ==