faq user expectations - weewx/weewx GitHub Wiki

User Expectations

WeeWX is a Linux/Unix command-line application, which means that 'click in the gui' type Windows/Mac users frequently have some growing pains. This requires some investment of your time and energy to reach a minimal command-line level of expertise that is enough to manage your WeeWX system efficiently.

Learn about where to find more info about WeeWX

• start HERE to see what docs are available
• take a brief look at the wiki to see what user-provided docs are available there
• briefly scan the FAQ to see the most typically asked questions

Decide how to install WeeWX

There are two choices. There are pre-packaged WeeWX packages that are installable via the os native tools (apt/yum/rpm). There is a legacy alternate 'setup.py' method available that is fully command-line and requires you to manually finish the configuration.

Learn enough about how to work in Linux to manage your system

• know how to edit a simple text file
• understand permissions and when/if to use 'sudo'
• understand how processes are started/stopped/restarted
• know where your log files are

Other resources

There are 'dozens' of available free Linux introductory courses available on Internet. One that is very highly used is Introduction to Linux free self-paced course on edx.org, which has been taken by almost 700,000 people. There are many other fine course available if you do a little research.

There are many os-specific forums on Reddit that are Linux, Linux administration, and operating system specific.