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<big>'''Welcome to the Cumulus Wiki.'''</big>  
<big>'''Welcome to the Cumulus Wiki'''</big>, the community Wiki is for sharing knowledge of the [[About Cumulus|Cumulus]] Weather Station software. [[CumulusWiki:About|This Wiki]] was originated to document the (original) Cumulus software Steve Loft developed, and later modified to also cover other flavours (Cumulus 2 and MX beta) Steve Loft developed. Steve Loft deleted the material on Cumulus 2 when that was abandoned. The Wiki retains content for the legacy original Cumulus software that people still use.


<div style="padding-left: 20px; width: 95%; border:solid; border-width: thin; padding:10px; margin-bottom:20px; padding-bottom:20px; background-color:LightYellow;">This copy of the original Cumulus Wiki was cloned on 26-Oct-2018 (see [[CumulusWiki:About|about the Cumulus Wiki]]) and all user credentials from the deleted original Wiki hosted by sandaysoft.com should be valid here.
This copy of the original Cumulus Wiki was cloned on 26-Oct-2018, just before Steve Loft ended his association with Cumulus, and all user credentials from the deleted original Wiki hosted by sandaysoft.com should be valid here. At that time, [[Cumulus_3_(MX)_beta_documentation|Steve's MX beta]] had limited functionality, and its documentation was sparse.


'''You do not need a userid to READ any of the content on this Wiki.'''  If you plan on '''CONTRIBUTING''' to the Wiki, then you will need a userid.
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* Please use the [[Special:RequestAccount|Request Account]] form to apply for a userid,
*or if you have a userid, then just [[Special:UserLogin|Login]].


'''''When requesting a Wiki account, it would be helpful if you can use the same user name as on the Cumulus forum (but use a different password!), it makes it easier for the admins to identify genuine account requests from spammers.'''''
'''You do not need a userid to READ any of the content on this Wiki.'''


Brian Underdown (weather34) has allowed us to host his [[HomeWeatherStationTemplate|Home Weather Station template for Cumulus]] on the Wiki.
Brian Underdown (weather34) has allowed us to host his [[HomeWeatherStationTemplate|Home Weather Station template for Cumulus]] on the Wiki.
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Through this community Wiki we aim to share our knowledge of the [[About Cumulus|Cumulus]] Weather Station software. The Cumulus Wiki contains documentation to help you whichever build of Cumulus Software you are using. It was created when only the Original ''Cumulus'' (1) was available. Cumulus 2 is mentioned only in passing. Mark Crossley is continuing development of '''Cumulus MX''' (3) and this Wiki is trying to keep up.
If you are new to Wiki's we suggest you spend a few minutes reading basic articles about this Wiki. Familiarise yourself with:
 
*Explaining [[Help:Contents/tabs|tabs]] at top of page
If you are new to Wiki's we suggest you spend a few minutes reading a brief introduction on how to use the Wiki. Firstly familiarise yourself with the [[Help:Contents/tabs|layout]] and then how to [[Help:Contents#Reading|read]] and [[Help:Contents#Searching|search]] the Wiki.
*How to [[Help:Contents#Reading|read]]
*How to [[Help:Contents#Searching|search]]  


If you have any questions please raise them on either the [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=38 Cumulus forum] or [https://www.wxforum.net/index.php?board=105.0 Cumulus board at WXForum.net].
If you have any questions please raise them on either the [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=38 Cumulus forum] or [https://www.wxforum.net/index.php?board=105.0 Cumulus board at WXForum.net].
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!style="width:100px"| [[Image:Icon info.png|left|50px]]Original Cumulus (1)
!style="width:60px"| [[Image:Badge vMx.png|left|50px]]Cumulus MX (V.3)
!style="width:60px"| [[Image:Icon info.png|left|50px]]Cumulus MX (3)
!style="width:100px"| [[Image:Icon info.png|left|50px]]Legacy Cumulus (V.1)
!style="width:50px"| [[Image:Icon tool.png|left|50px]]Customisation  
!style="width:50px"| [[Image:Icon tool.png|left|50px]]Customisation  
!style="width:80px"| [[Image:Icon article.png|left|50px]]Articles
!style="width:80px"| [[Image:Icon article.png|left|50px]]Reference
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*[[Downloads|Download software and 2020s patch]]
*[[:Category:Cumulus MX|Starting point for all MX documentation]]
*[[Setup|How to install]]  
*[[What_to_do_when_I_have_a_problem_with_MX|Solving problems]]
*[[About Cumulus|About Software]]
*'''Download''' links:
*[[Cumulus Versions|Version tracker]]
** [[Software#Current_Release|Current MX]],
*[[Cumulus_Screenshots|Main and other screens]]
** [[Software#Create_Missing|Create Missing utility]],
*[[Screen capture|Capturing a screen shot for support issues]]
** [[Software#ExportToMySQL|Export To MySQL utility]],
*[[FAQ|Frequently asked]]  
** and [https://github.com/cumulusmx/CumulusMX/releases Earlier Releases]
*[[Supported Devices]]  
*[[MX_on_Linux|Install on Unix/Linux/Raspberry Pi OS]]
*[[:Category:Cumulus Files|File by File information]]  
*[[MX_on_Windows_OS|Install on Microsoft Windows OS]]
*[[Moving cumulus|Moving your Cumulus installation to another location]]  
*[[MX_Administrative_Interface|Admin Interface ('''aka''' Local interface, User interface, and Dashboard interface)]]: Local pages, Settings, and Editing
*[[Webtags|Web tags]]  
*[[Cumulus.ini|Configuration/settings (3.8.0 onwards)]]
*[[Cumulus Users|User Websites]]  
*[[New Default Web Site Information|Web Site (3.10.0 onwards)]] and [[Default_Website_Development|latest developments]]
*[[Twitter Usernames|Twitter users]]  
*[[:Category:JSON Files|JSON files supporting (3.10.0 onwards) web site]]
*[[:Category:Other Languages|Other Languages]]
*[[WebsitedataT.json|MX web tags]] and [[Webtags/Parameters|Customising Parameters]]
*[[Updating_MX_to_new_version|How to Upgrade to new MX build]]
*[[Cumulus_MX_formal_release_versions|Release tracker]]
*[[MX_Basic_info|Basic MX information]]
*[[Cumulus MX Local API|Local Application Programming Interface]]
*[[Highcharts_-_Recent|Recent Charts]] and [[Highcharts_-_Historic|Historic Charts]]
*[[MX_Issues|Known Issues/bugs]]
*[[Cumulus_MX_FAQ|Frequently asked]]
*[[Supported Devices]]




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*[[Software|Download latest build]]
*[[:Category:Cumulus 1|Starting point for all legacy documentation]] 
*[https://github.com/cumulusmx/CumulusMX/releases For earlier releases]]
*[[About Cumulus|Functionality of Cumulus Software]]
*[[Cumulus MX|Start here]]
*[[Cumulus_Screenshots|'''Screenshots''' for Main, and other, screens]]
*[[About Cumulus|About Software]]
* Download links:
*[[MX_Administrative_Interface]]
** [[Downloads#Download_Instructions|Instructions and installer]]
*[[Cumulus MX Local API]]
** [[Downloads#Special_Cumulus_1_versions|Instromet specials]]
*[[What_to_do_when_I_have_a_problem_with_MX]]
** [[Setup|How to install and use software]]  
*[[MX_Issues|Known Issues]]
*[[FAQ|Frequently asked, questions and answers]]  
*[[Cumulus_MX_FAQ|Frequently asked]]  
*[[Cumulus.ini_(Cumulus_1)|Configuration settings file (cumulus.ini)]]  
*[[Moving_from_Cumulus_1_to_MX|Running on Windows OS]]
*[[Website setup|Set up the example (Legacy) web pages]]
*[[Setting_up_Raspberry_Pi|Running on Unix/Linux/Raspberry Pi OS]]
*[[Cumulus Versions|History for the legacy software]]  
*[[Cumulus_MX_formal_release_versions|Version tracker]]
*[[Screen capture|Capturing a screen shot for support issues]]
*[[Updating_MX_to_new_version|Upgrading to new build]]
*[[ImportCumulusFile#IMPORTANT_NOTE_FOR_VERSION_2.x_and_3.x|Uploading from Cumulus 1.9.4 to MySQL db]]
*[[Moving cumulus|Moving your installation]]  
*[[:Category:Other Languages|Other Languages]]
*[[Supported Devices]]
*[[Supported Devices]]
*[[:Category:Cumulus Files|File by File information]]
 
*[[Webtags|Web tags]]
*[[Highcharts_-_Recent|Charts]]


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*[[Webspace|Web site hosting]]  
'''Web Server:'''
*[[Website setup|Standard Web Site setup]]
*[[:Category:WebTips|Starting point for Web tips/documentation]]
*[[:Category:User Contributions|Contributions by Cumulus Users]]  
*[[Webspace|Commercial Web site hosting]]
*[[:Category:WebTools|Alternative web pages]]
*[[Your_Own_Server|Your Own Web/Database Server]]
*[[:Category:WebTips|Customise web pages]]
* Definitive [[Webtags|Web tags]] and [[Webtags/Parameters|Modification Parameters]] for [[Customised templates|Customising]] of [[Cumulus_template_file|Cumulus template files]]
*[[:Category:3rd Party Apps|3rd Party Apps for your devices]]
*[[Simple_Website_setup|Legacy simple web site]]
*[[:Category:SteelSeries|SteelSeries Gauges]]
 
'''Shared by Third Parties:'''
*[[:Category:User Contributions|Starting point for 3rd Party Contributions]]
*[[:Category:WebTools|Starting point for 3rd Party web pages/tools]]
*[[:Category:SteelSeries|Steel Series Gauges]]  
*[[:Category:CumulusUtils|CumulusUtils (3rd party add-on for MX)]]
*[[:Category:3rd Party Apps|3rd Party Apps (for your devices)]]
 
 


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*[[:Category:Terminology|Weather Terminology]]  
*[[:Category:Cumulus Files|Information by folder and file names]]
*[[:Category:WebTips|Web site tips]]  
*[[:Category:StationSpecific|Details specific to a particular weather station type]]
*[[:Category:StationSpecific|Station Specific Details]]
*[[:Category:Terminology|Cumulus Terminology]]
*[[Moving_from_Cumulus_1_to_MX|Migrate from Cumulus 1 to MX]]
*[[Correcting Extremes|Correcting extremes Records]]
*[[Calculate_Missing_Values|Inserting Missing fields in log files]]
*[[Amending dayfile]]
*[[:Category:WebTips|Some basic HTML, CSS, JavaScript,PHP etc. tips]]  
*[[Raspberry_Pi_computer_page|Raspberry Pi computer and MX]]
*[[Migrating from Cumulus 1 to MX|How to migrate from legacy original Cumulus to MX]]
*[[Compare C1 and MX|Compare functionality in legacy original Cumulus with MX]]
 
*[[Twitter Usernames|Twitter users]] (obsolete)
*[[Cumulus Users|User Websites]] (obsolete)


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<div style="padding-left: 20px; width: 95%; border:solid; border-width: thin; padding:10px; margin-bottom:20px; padding-bottom:20px; background-color:LightYellow;"><big>'''It's your Wiki......'''</big><br> <br>We always welcome contributions from the Cumulus Community and if you feel you can [[Help:Contents/Editing|contribute]], please do. Some pages like [[Cumulus.ini]] and [[Webtags]] often need to be updated for new releases. As a starting point, we suggest you read [[How_you_can_contribute]] which is used to track what others feel needs doing.</div>
==Please help==
 
<div style="padding-left: 20px; width: 95%; border:solid; border-width: thin; padding:10px; margin-bottom:20px; padding-bottom:20px; background-color:LightYellow;"><big>'''It's your Wiki......'''</big><br> <br>We always welcome contributions from the Cumulus Community and if you feel you can contribute, please do. 
 
*'''Are you willing to help us rewrite this Wiki to document MX'''?
*MX has been evolving rapidly since Mark Crossley started leading development (with small contributions from others), ''so there is much more to document''.
*In particular, '''can you help make it more friendly for those whose first encounter with Cumulus is a MX release? '''
*The first step has been done, rewriting this page to promote MX over the legacy Cumulus; but many other pages are still largely as they were created decades ago.
 
#As a starting point, we suggest you read [[Help:Contents/Editing|How to Edit]],  
#*that is full of hints on how to write Wiki pages,
#*including Cumulus Wiki specific help.
#If you
#*want a suggestion to start you off  ...
#*or want to make a suggestion ...
#** ... [[How_you_can_contribute]] is where '''what needs doing''' is listed
#If you see a warning about a page, or section, being '''out of date''', can you help document how MX has changed?
#If a page uses '''<nowiki>{{Template:WorkInProgressBanner}}</nowiki>''', then can you help to finish off that documentation?
 
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*If you plan on '''CONTRIBUTING''' to the Wiki, then you will need a userid.
**Please use the [[Special:RequestAccount|Request Account]] form to apply for a userid  (you may have to wait some time for a response), or
**If you already have a userid, then just [[Special:UserLogin|Login here]] (link also available on top right of any page).
 
'''''When requesting a Wiki account, it would be helpful if you can use the same user name as on the Cumulus forum (but use a different password!), it makes it easier for the admins to identify genuine account requests from spammers.'''''

Revision as of 03:44, 19 July 2021

Welcome to the Cumulus Wiki, the community Wiki is for sharing knowledge of the Cumulus Weather Station software. This Wiki was originated to document the (original) Cumulus software Steve Loft developed, and later modified to also cover other flavours (Cumulus 2 and MX beta) Steve Loft developed. Steve Loft deleted the material on Cumulus 2 when that was abandoned. The Wiki retains content for the legacy original Cumulus software that people still use.

This copy of the original Cumulus Wiki was cloned on 26-Oct-2018, just before Steve Loft ended his association with Cumulus, and all user credentials from the deleted original Wiki hosted by sandaysoft.com should be valid here. At that time, Steve's MX beta had limited functionality, and its documentation was sparse.

You do not need a userid to READ any of the content on this Wiki.

Brian Underdown (weather34) has allowed us to host his Home Weather Station template for Cumulus on the Wiki.

If you are new to Wiki's we suggest you spend a few minutes reading basic articles about this Wiki. Familiarise yourself with:

If you have any questions please raise them on either the Cumulus forum or Cumulus board at WXForum.net.

Badge vMx.png
Cumulus MX (V.3)
Icon info.png
Legacy Cumulus (V.1)
Icon tool.png
Customisation
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Reference



Web Server:

Shared by Third Parties:



Please help

It's your Wiki......

We always welcome contributions from the Cumulus Community and if you feel you can contribute, please do.
  • Are you willing to help us rewrite this Wiki to document MX?
  • MX has been evolving rapidly since Mark Crossley started leading development (with small contributions from others), so there is much more to document.
  • In particular, can you help make it more friendly for those whose first encounter with Cumulus is a MX release?
  • The first step has been done, rewriting this page to promote MX over the legacy Cumulus; but many other pages are still largely as they were created decades ago.
  1. As a starting point, we suggest you read How to Edit,
    • that is full of hints on how to write Wiki pages,
    • including Cumulus Wiki specific help.
  2. If you
    • want a suggestion to start you off ...
    • or want to make a suggestion ...
  3. If you see a warning about a page, or section, being out of date, can you help document how MX has changed?
  4. If a page uses {{Template:WorkInProgressBanner}}, then can you help to finish off that documentation?
  • If you plan on CONTRIBUTING to the Wiki, then you will need a userid.
    • Please use the Request Account form to apply for a userid (you may have to wait some time for a response), or
    • If you already have a userid, then just Login here (link also available on top right of any page).

When requesting a Wiki account, it would be helpful if you can use the same user name as on the Cumulus forum (but use a different password!), it makes it easier for the admins to identify genuine account requests from spammers.