Topic: Collecting parts and knowledge for building a personal weather website.

[OldAlaskaGuy]

I am in the researching portion of building a personal weather website. Just a few basic questions. Can I self host using a RasberryPi or Zimablade with a 24/7 internet connection through my router. If so what hardware would be recommended? Do I need to get a domain through e.g GoDaddy? I will be using CumulusMX as the dashboard. What extra security software is needed with the server. There are bits and pieces of information floating around there. Is there a step by step user manual that can walk me through the steps, especially setting up the server. What are the pitfalls? I have a bit of computer knowledge. I have built and updated several computers and laptops, my first was a Windows ME machine.

[weatherdoc]

Not sure about hosting on a RasberryPi or Zimablade but I think as long as you run Linux with an Apache webserver you could self-host. I self-host using a Synology NAS (Model DS220+). I registered my domain at https://www.noip.com/. It's very easy with Synology but there is an up-front cost of probably $300-$500 depending on the model NAS and hard drives. I have two 4TB hard drives. Synology has clear instructions for self-hosting including the recommended security settings that are included with the NAS OS.

[R.Sidetrack]

Is there a step by step user manual that can walk me through the steps, especially setting up the server.

Have you read this guide? https://www.cumuluswiki.org/a/Your_Own_Server

[Paulcheffus]

Hi

My website is self hosted on a Raspberry Pi 2 model B but I don’t use Cumulus, I use a modified version of Pywws that allows me to use the data posted by the custom option of the Ecowitt console / gateway.

Cheers

Paul