With apache2 you can symlink /var/www/html/weewx -> /home/bg/weewx-data/public_html/ and browse your site on http://ip-of-the-pi/weewx, but you most likely have to change permissions to the home of the user "bg" first with sudo chmod a+rx /home/bg
vince schrieb am Mittwoch, 29. Mai 2024 um 22:50:10 UTC+2: > As I said, V5 pip runs as whatever unprivileged user you ran pip as, so no > there is no required username. I installed as ‘pi’ so it runs as ‘pi’. > > Any webserver works as long as the unprivileged user weewx runs as can > write to the output directory you configured things to write to…and as long > as the other unprivileged user yout webserver runs as can read those files. > There are many past threads and wiki and faq discussions of the many ways > to set that up > > On Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 1:30:58 PM UTC-7 bgra...@umw.edu wrote: > >> Thanks Vince and Tom. I’m still curious. Is group « weewx » necessary to >> be present? It wasn’t created with the pip install. >> Also, I already have Apache2 installed. Can I simlink to that or is it >> better to have nginx? Thanks and much appreciated for all the work you have >> put into weewx! >> Cheers, >> Bob >> >> >> On Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 6:51:06 PM UTC-4 vince wrote: >> >>> If you are doing a pip install, it will install and configure itself as >>> the user 'pip' is run as. >>> >>> For your other issue it is likely you neglected to add the webserver of >>> your choice. Just do "sudo systemctl add nginx" for one that works. >>> >>> On Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 2:23:35 PM UTC-7 bgra...@umw.edu wrote: >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> I have an RPI5 running bookworm on which I want to setup a test site of >>>> weewx 5. I have the latest 4.10.2 which has been running on an Ubuntu >>>> machine for 10+ years (grattans.org/wx). Not being a programmer, I'm >>>> trying to get things setup before I make the permanent move. >>>> >>>> I have noticed that the user "weewx" has not been created and I'm >>>> following direction for a pip install. I have created the primary user >>>> "bg" >>>> rather than "pi" and wonder if that is a problem? >>>> >>>> The simulator seems to be running and posting to >>>> /home/bg/weewx-data/public_html/index.html but I am unable to display the >>>> page. >>>> >>>> I'm certain there is something simple I'm not doing here but am rather >>>> stuck. Thanks for any suggestions. Below is a service status. >>>> >>>> Many thanks in advance. >>>> Bob >>>> >>>> weewx.service - WeeWX weather system >>>> Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/weewx.service; enabled; >>>> preset: enabled) >>>> Active: active (running) since Tue 2024-05-28 11:19:23 EDT; 6h ago >>>> Docs: https://weewx.com/docs >>>> Main PID: 1036 (python3) >>>> Tasks: 1 (limit: 9248) >>>> CPU: 52.847s >>>> CGroup: /system.slice/weewx.service >>>> └─1036 /home/bg/weewx-venv/bin/python3 >>>> /home/bg/weewx-venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/weewxd.py >>>> /home/bg/weewx-data/weewx.conf >>>> >>>> May 28 17:15:15 RPI5 weewxd[1036]: INFO weewx.manager: Added record >>>> 2024-05-28 17:15:00 EDT (1716930900) to database 'weewx.sdb' >>>> May 28 17:15:15 RPI5 weewxd[1036]: INFO weewx.manager: Added record >>>> 2024-05-28 17:15:00 EDT (1716930900) to daily summary in 'weewx.sdb' >>>> May 28 17:15:16 RPI5 weewxd[1036]: INFO weewx.cheetahgenerator: >>>> Generated 8 files for report SeasonsReport in 0.32 seconds >>>> May 28 17:15:16 RPI5 weewxd[1036]: INFO weewx.imagegenerator: Generated >>>> 15 images for report SeasonsReport in 0.21 seconds >>>> May 28 17:15:16 RPI5 weewxd[1036]: INFO weewx.reportengine: Copied 0 >>>> files to /home/bg/weewx-data/public_html >>>> May 28 17:20:15 RPI5 weewxd[1036]: INFO weewx.manager: Added record >>>> 2024-05-28 17:20:00 EDT (1716931200) to database 'weewx.sdb' >>>> May 28 17:20:15 RPI5 weewxd[1036]: INFO weewx.manager: Added record >>>> 2024-05-28 17:20:00 EDT (1716931200) to daily summary in 'weewx.sdb' >>>> May 28 17:20:16 RPI5 weewxd[1036]: INFO weewx.cheetahgenerator: >>>> Generated 8 files for report SeasonsReport in 0.32 seconds >>>> May 28 17:20:16 RPI5 weewxd[1036]: INFO weewx.imagegenerator: Generated >>>> 15 images for report SeasonsReport in 0.21 seconds >>>> May 28 17:20:16 RPI5 weewxd[1036]: INFO weewx.reportengine: Copied 0 >>>> files to /home/bg/weewx-data/public_html >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/6d3764f2-b529-4944-921e-0fc69332687en%40googlegroups.com.
