WeeWX

This particular set of instructions is based on building a standalone VM to handle WeeWX. On my network, I have an existing WebServer & an existing Automation Server. The intent is to have the weather information served up as a web page (Default WeeWX thing...) by the WebServer and also be used by the Automation Server.

There is also a dedicated Database Server which we will be using. (can't possibly do things the easy way...)

(Based on: WeeWX: Installation on Debian-based systems)

Installation

(based on an install under Mint 20)

• wget -qO - http://weewx.com/keys.html | sudo apt-key add -
• wget -qO - http://weewx.com/apt/weewx-python3.list | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/weewx.list
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install weewx

Also:, If you wish to use MySQL as the database, you'll need to either install it on this machine or connect to the DB on your Database server.

• sudo apt install mysql-client
• sudo apt-get install python3-pymysql

Will be useful. (actually, mandatory :P )

Configuration

Setting up for YOUR Weather Station

Coming^TM Soon^TM Maybe^TM

(Just as an example... We have an AcuRite 01024 weather station here. It works well, but it still sucks in a large number of ways...)

Setting up the database (using MySQL)

(based on: Configuring MySQL / MariaDB)

On the Database Server:

(NOTE: Your Database Server must be configured to allow remote access.)

• sudo mysql -u root -p

CREATE USER 'weewx'@'Machine.Domain.TLD' IDENTIFIED BY 'weewx';
CREATE DATABASE weewx;
GRANT select, update, create, delete, insert, drop ON weewx.* TO weewx@'Machine.Domain.TLD';

Tell WeeWX to use the MySQL database

• sudo vim /etc/weewx/weewx.conf

in [[wx_binding]]

change

database = archive_sqlite

to

database = archive_mysql

in [[MySQL]]

change

host = localhost

to

host = Machine.Domain.TLD

(Machine.Domain.TLD, of course, being the address of your Database Server...)

Webserver Updating

(Based on: If the server is on a different machine)

Using FTP to upload/update the WeeWX generated webpages.

(Your Web Server will need to have FTP enabled...)

• sudo vim /etc/weewx/weewx.conf

[StdReport]
    [[FTP]]
        skin = Ftp
        server = Machine.Domain.TLD
        path = /var/www/html/weewx
        user = USERNAME
        password = PASSWORD

MQTT

As a start... pip doesn't seem to be a default thing... Kinda silly that...

• sudo apt-get install python3-pip

Then, we'll work from iain MacDonnell's instructions on GitHub

Download the WeeWX MQTT Extension:

• wget -O weewx-mqtt.zip https://github.com/matthewwall/weewx-mqtt/archive/master.zip

Install paho-mqtt

• sudo pip3 install paho-mqtt

Install the extension

• sudo wee_extension --install weewx-mqtt.zip

restart WeeWx

• sudo /etc/init.d/weewx restart

Then edit weewx.conf to configure things for your own MQTT server

• sudo vim /etc/weewx/weewx.conf

    [[MQTT]]
        server_url = mqtt://Machine.Domain.TLD:1883
        topic = weather
        unit_system = METRIC

Administration

Checking status:

• sudo tail -f /var/log/syslog | grep weewx

Starting:

• sudo /etc/init.d/weewx start

Stopping:

• sudo /etc/init.d/weewx stop

Restarting:

• sudo /etc/init.d/weewx restart

Links

• Acurite 5 in 1 Weather Station Using a Raspberry Pi and Weewx (other Weather Stations Are Compatible)
  • Display for 5-in-1 Weather Sensor (model 06006) Instruction Manual
  • AcuRite 01035 Weather Station User Manual
  • WeeWX
    • (on GitHub)
    • Actual, Functional install instructions!!!
    • WeeWX Customization Guide
      • Where to put customizations
      • Customizing reports
        • How options work
      • Changing the report interval
    • WeeWX Utilities Guide
    • Supported Hardware
    • Weather Station Hardware Comparison
• Extension Sensors Nodemcu ESP8266 for Weewx
• station_meteo: Weewx homemade weather station, with MQTT, ESP8266 and nice sensors
• Solar Powered Wifi Temperature Sensor For Weewx
• weewx-sdr-arduino: Sketches, PHP, and Weewx service to use SDR Driver and this service to replace Acurite console
• weewxMQTT
• Extensions to weewx
• NodeRed flow from Weewx to Domoticz
• WeeWX Wiki
  • MQTT

Troubleshooting

• weewx[10206]: acurite: Failed attempt 1 of 10 to get LOOP data: [Errno 32] Pipe error
  • USB hardware issues
  • Bloody cheapass USB extensions... :P
• weewx[951]: acurite: Cannot find USB device with VendorID=0x24c0 ProductID=0x0003 DeviceID=None
  • Unit is completely unplugged...
• weewx[5181]: acurite: Failed attempt 1 of 10 to get LOOP data: [Errno 5] Input/Output Error
  • Check the USB Mode setting on the indoor unit. Make sure it hasn't lost its little mind.
  • This needs to be set to Mode 3.