Topic: Cumulus update and station update time off by 4 hrs

[fkapp]

Hi,
I recently setup cumlus mx on a PI4.
is running great but the station update time and cumulus last update is consistently 4 hrs off. Station time is off and 4 hrs later than correct time that the cumulus last update time shows.

Pic below is screen shot.

WLL is what is used to send data to PI.

Thoughts on how to change the station time so match?

[PaulMy]

Hi,

Not 100% sure but think that comes from the WL.com settings - Settings (wrench icon) > Device settings > Time zone.
What is your time zone settings?

Enjoy,
Paul

[fkapp]

I checked and is set to America/ New York Time zone which is correct.

I rebooted the PI as well and no luck.

Not sure where else to check/ what else to try?

[92merc]

on the PI, try running "sudo raspi-config".  Go into 4) Localisation Options.  There is the timezone setting for the PI itself.

[fkapp]

Good call and thanks for help.
Did the trick. Reading the cumulusmx pi guide more closely says default time zone is UK.


Question. Is it possible to run more than cumulusmx on the pi 4?   Would like to use as plex server with USB drive but not sure if possible.  Am new to pi but learning.

Thanks
Frank

[92merc]

I only use PI for my NOAA weather radio.  So I'm not sure.  I'm using Windows for my weather PC, so I am running Plex on that.  A lot more CPU though.

[mcrossley]

Question. Is it possible to run more than cumulusmx on the pi 4?   Would like to use as plex server with USB drive but not sure if possible.  Am new to pi but learning.

Thanks
Frank

Yes, but you have to use a command line parameter -port to change the interface port form the default 8998 on the second instance.

Also make sure that the option to Stop second instance is not enabled!

[fkapp]

Ok. Not sure how to do this. trying to read about. Can you send some pointers, good  reference reads so can learn how to do this?

Thanks

[PaulMy]

Hi,

From mcrossley:

Yes, but you have to use a command line parameter -port to change the interface port form the default 8998 on the second instance.

From fkapp:

Ok. Not sure how to do this. trying to read about. Can you send some pointers, good  reference reads so can learn how to do this?

For a second CumulusMX install - start with something like C:\CumulusMX2\CumulusMX.exe -port 8999 (as long as -port nnnn is different to the first CMX default 8998).  Then open it in browser as localhost:8999

From mcrossley:

Also make sure that the option to Stop second instance is not enabled!

In Program Settings > General Options > "Stop second instance" needs to be left unticked on both installs

Enjoy,
Paul

[jimi]

I don't think he meant two instances of CMX, he meant running CMX  & a Plex server simultaneously on the same Pi.
I'd say it would depend on the Pi, probably would work on a 3B or 4, I would doubt Zeros have enough processing power for both

[fkapp]

Thanks, yes a plex server and mx on pi4. Would be run local at home.

Can you give me few tips on how to add the plex server to the pi running mx?  Starting out learning pi so not sure best way to add.

Thanks
Frank

[mcrossley]

Thanks, yes a plex server and mx on pi4. Would be run local at home.

Sorry, I misread your post. Cumulus will run on an old Pi zero, a Pi 4 will barely notice its there.

[fkapp]

Thanks. So from a Hardware standpoint no issue.

I started working on this this evening.
ran into some challenges and learned curl -k command to deal with SSL issue.

Got the server installed and now figuring out how to configure