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2026-03-09T00:45:02Z

Setting up for EcoWitt gear

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	* <code>wget -O weewx-gw1000.zip <nowiki>https://github.com/hoetzgit/weewx-gw1000/archive/master.zip</nowiki></code>		* <code>wget -O weewx-gw1000.zip <nowiki>https://github.com/hoetzgit/weewx-gw1000/archive/master.zip</nowiki></code>
			* <code>sudo apt install python3-six</code>
	* <code>sudo weectl extension install weewx-gw1000.zip</code>		* <code>sudo weectl extension install weewx-gw1000.zip</code>
	Verify it can talk to your EcoWitt gateway:		Verify it can talk to your EcoWitt gateway:

2025-09-16T22:05:29Z

OTHER CUSTOMISATIONS

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	* <code>/etc/weewx/weewx.conf</code>		* <code>/etc/weewx/weewx.conf</code>
	that holds most (if not all) of the little details & tweaks for your weather server.		that holds most (if not all) of the little details & tweaks for your weather server.

			==== Useful examples ====
			'''archive_interval''' defines how often WeeWX updates its reports (Including via MQTT if you're using that...)

	==Administration==		==Administration==

2025-09-16T00:54:31Z

Setting up for EcoWitt gear

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	* <code>wget -O weewx-gw1000.zip <nowiki>https://github.com/hoetzgit/weewx-gw1000/archive/master.zip</nowiki></code>		* <code>wget -O weewx-gw1000.zip <nowiki>https://github.com/hoetzgit/weewx-gw1000/archive/master.zip</nowiki></code>
	* <code>sudo weectl extension install weewx-gw1000.zip</code>		* <code>sudo weectl extension install weewx-gw1000.zip</code>

	Verify it can talk to your EcoWitt gateway:		Verify it can talk to your EcoWitt gateway:

	*<code>PYTHONPATH=/usr/share/weewx python3 /etc/weewx/bin/user/gw1000.py --test-driver --ip-address='''device_ip_address'''</code>		*<code>PYTHONPATH=/usr/share/weewx python3 /etc/weewx/bin/user/gw1000.py --test-driver --ip-address='''device_ip_address'''</code>

	(Where you replace '''device_ip_address''' with the actual address of your gateway...)		(Where you replace '''device_ip_address''' with the actual address of your gateway...)

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	*<code>sudo weectl station reconfigure --driver=user.gw1000</code>		*<code>sudo weectl station reconfigure --driver=user.gw1000</code>

	restart WeeWx		restart WeeWx

	*<code>sudo systemctl restart weewx</code>		*<code>sudo systemctl restart weewx</code>
			('''Note''': I've verified this with '''GW1100''', '''GW1200 and GW3000''' gateways so far...)
	('''Note''': I've verified this with '''GW1100''' ~~and~~ '''GW1200''' gateways so far...)

	== Customising WeeWX ==		== Customising WeeWX ==

2025-09-01T02:06:26Z

Configure apt

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	Originally, the old version of this article was done with a much earlier version of WeeWX & our old Accurite weather station. Things have seriously changed since those days...		Originally, the old version of this article was done with a much earlier version of WeeWX & our old Accurite weather station. Things have seriously changed since those days...

	== Configure ~~'''~~apt~~'''~~ ==		== Configure apt ==
	* <code>sudo apt install -y wget gnupg</code>		* <code>sudo apt install -y wget gnupg</code>
	* <code>wget -qO - <nowiki>https://weewx.com/keys.html</nowiki> \| sudo gpg --dearmor --output /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/weewx.gpg</code>		* <code>wget -qO - <nowiki>https://weewx.com/keys.html</nowiki> \| sudo gpg --dearmor --output /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/weewx.gpg</code>

2025-08-31T23:48:51Z

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			{{!}}+ Proven on:
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			{{!}} style="text-align: center; width: 40px;" {{!}} 12 (bullseye)
			{{!}} Actually, a pretty much all default LXC running under Proxmox. Only non-default item being that I gave it 4 cores.
			{{!}}}

	This particular set of instructions is based on building a Debian 12 based LXC under Proxmox 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.		This particular set of instructions is based on building a Debian 12 based LXC under Proxmox 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.

2025-08-31T23:35:55Z

Connecting to a remote database

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	But, you may wish to archive its data on your primary database.		But, you may wish to archive its data on your primary database.

	(Maybe even go nuts & set up multiple weather stations, ~~allsending~~ their data to a central database...)		(Maybe even go nuts & set up multiple weather stations, all sending their data to a central database server...)

	==== Setting up the database (MySQL / MariaDB) ====		==== Setting up the database (MySQL / MariaDB) ====
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	CREATE DATABASE weewx;		CREATE DATABASE weewx;
	GRANT select, update, create, delete, insert, drop ON weewx.* TO weewx@''''Machine.Domain.TLD'''';		GRANT select, update, create, delete, insert, drop ON weewx.* TO weewx@''''Machine.Domain.TLD'''';

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

	==== Configuring WeeWX to use this database ====		==== Configuring WeeWX to use this database ====

2025-08-31T23:34:46Z

Configuring WeeWX to use this database

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

			restart WeeWx

			* <code>sudo systemctl restart weewx</code>

	=== Making the weather visible via Web Browser ===		=== Making the weather visible via Web Browser ===

2025-08-31T23:33:32Z

Connecting to a remote database

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 === Connecting to a remote database ===
-(coming soon...)
+By default, WeeWX uses a local instance of SQLite.
 === Making the weather visible via Web Browser ===
 There are 3 options for locally serving up the weather as HTML...

2025-08-31T23:06:48Z

Uploading to your own webserver

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 === Connecting to a remote database ===
 (coming soon...)
-=== Uploading to your own webserver ===
+=== Making the weather visible via Web Browser ===
-(Really, coming soon...)
+There are 3 options for locally serving up the weather as HTML...
 === OTHER CUSTOMISATIONS ===
 There is a configuration file at:

2025-08-31T22:16:36Z

Customising WeeWX

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 * <code>/etc/weewx/weewx.conf</code>
 that holds most (if not all) of the little details & tweaks for your weather server.
 * <code></code>