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You can however add parameters to the run instruction e.g. '''CumulusMX.exe -lang en-GB''' (to select the GB locale), '''CumulusMX.exe -port 8002''' (to change the port where the user interface runs), or '''CumulusMX.exe -debug''' (to have full debugging turned on as MX starts), '''CumulusMX.exe -Logging=1''' (for the Davis specific logging).

 

 

== Optional parameters to add to the instruction to run the MX engine ==

The port, locale, logging, and debug switch have just been mentioned, here are some more details for the first two.

 

=== Parameter for changing Port ===

When Cumulus starts, it will display the URL of the user interface. It runs on port 8998 by default; if this is not suitable for some reason you can over-ride it using the '-port' parameter on the command line, e.g. to use port 9999 instead:

<pre>sudo mono CumulusMX.exe -port 9999</pre>

 

=== Parameter for changing Locale ===

On Linux and (in particular) OS X, Cumulus MX may not be given the correct locale to use, and you may get the default US locale even if that is not your locale. It will output the local it is using when it starts; if it is not correct, close it down and start it again, this time specifying your locale on the command line, using the -lang parameter . For example, in the UK, on a non-Windows device type:

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====Each time you want to run Cumulus on Windows:====

#First '''start the engine''' in one of the following 3 ways (there are some optional parameters that can be used with the .exe call as mentioned below):

#*Open the folder where you installed MX and click on the CumulusMX.exe to run it.

#* OR place the shortcut in the start up folder for the user account so MX automatically starts when you connect/log in.

# Next '''start the admin interface''', it does not need to run all the time, but only when you need it (when you first use MX you will need it to access the settings where you tell MX what type of station you have and what units you want to use, and set various timing options), it normally runs on port 8998 (to vary that there is a '''-port''' parameter that is followed by required port and that port parameter has to be entered every time you start MX if you are not using the default port).

 

=== Requirements for running on Linux and OS X ===

==== To actually run MX ====

Open a terminal window, change to the Cumulus MX directory, and then type:

<pre>sudo mono CumulusMX.exe</pre>

 

==== Notes by ExperiMentor (in Switzerland) ====

These comprehensive notes describe how to install Cumulus MX on a Pi Zero, using a PC to do some of the work: