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* An image installer to copy the image file to the SD card
:The [https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/ Raspberry Pi site] has a list of suitable software for your operating system. Scroll down to "Writing the image".<br />
: This guide with use
* The image file to install
:Download the latest image file [from here].
* Insert your blank SD card into your computer - if not blank whatever is on the card will be erased.
* Start Raspberry Pi Imager
:* Click the CHOOSE OS button, and
:*; [[File:
:*
:* Click CHOOSE SD CARD, and select the SD card from the Device dropdown - check you have the correct drive selected!
:*; [[File:Win32DiskImager-02.png|none]]
:* Click the
:* Once the image has finished been written, you can close
* '''''OPTIONAL''''' - If you wish to connect your Pi to the network using WiFi from the first boot, then you will need to follow these additional steps.
*;Note. If you connect via an cabled network, you can always configure the WiFi later using the command line
:* Eject your SD card from your computer and re-insert it
:* Locate the SD drive in File Explorer.
:* On the SD drive edit a file called '''wpa_supplicant.conf.txt''' with a text editor and
::* Change the country code to match your location - eg. US, GB, FR etc
::* Set the ssid to match your WiFi id
::* Set the psk to your WiFi password
:* Save the file, and then rename it to '''wpa_supplicant.conf''' -
* Eject the SD card from your computer and insert it into your Raspberry Pi
=== Information ===
In this image Cumulus MX is installed into '''/opt/cumulusmx'''
* systemctl commands▼
* Starting Cumulus MX from the command line▼
You can use the following commands to control Cumulus MX...
: To start Cumulus:
> sudo systemctl start cumulusmx
: To stop Cumulus:
> sudo systemctl stop cumulusmx
: To check if Cumulus is running:
> sudo systemctl status cumulusmx
: To restart Cumulus:
> sudo systemctl restart cumulusmx
: To make Cumulus start at system boot time:
> sudo systemctl enable cumulusmx
: To stop Cumulus starting at boot time:
> sudp systemctl disable cumulusmx
You may want to start Cumulus from the command ine for diagnostic purposes, you can still do this...
First make sure the Cumulus MX service is stopped
> sudo systemctl stop cumulusmx
Then path to the Cumulus folder and start it
> cd /opt/cumulusmx
> sudo mono CumulusMx.exe
==== Symbolic Links ====
The image contains a number of precreated symbolic links for Cumulus MX files such as realtime.txt and the standard website tmp files. These links divert these files to a memory disk to reduce wear on your SD card.
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