In this tutorial, we will go through the process of installing WeeWX on OpenBSD. WeeWX is a free, open-source software that is used for conducting weather data analysis and weather station management tasks.
Before installing WeeWX, we need to install some dependencies. Open the terminal and type in the following command to install the required libraries.
sudo pkg_add -I py3-setuptools py3-configobj py3-cheetah sqlite3
On your OpenBSD system, open your web browser and navigate to the official WeeWX website at https://weewx.com/downloads/. Here, you will find the latest version of the software.
Download the file to your system.
Open a terminal and navigate to the directory where the file was downloaded. Type in the following command to install WeeWX.
sudo python3 setup.py install
This command will install the WeeWX software and its associated files onto your system.
To configure WeeWX, navigate to the directory where it was installed.
cd /home/weewx
Next, enter the following command to generate the default configuration file.
sudo wee_config --reconfigure
Now, you can edit the configuration file according to the weather station that you have.
sudo nano /home/weewx/weewx.conf
Once you have successfully installed and configured WeeWX, you can start the service using the following command.
sudo wee_services start
This will start the WeeWX software and you can begin collecting weather data from your station.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install and configure WeeWX on OpenBSD. We hope that this tutorial helps you in setting up your weather data analysis and management tasks.
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