No Log being created by new installation

Emoncms Installation
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Hi

I have just created a duplicate emoncms on a new PI3 with a new sd card.

I am using @Paul 's dropbox script so I was able to import my existing set up.

Every thing looks OK but I am not receiving my test mqtt input on the new setup. I immediately went to look at the emoncms.log but nothing shows in admin and the file is zero length. I have done:-

sudo touch /var/log/emoncms.log followed by
sudo chmod 666 /var/log/emoncms.log

emoncms.log shows rw-rw-rw- owner root

What have I missed?

Regards

Ian

2

Try:

sudo service restart mqtt_input

Please post your ‘emonhub.log’

3

If you do want to see emoncms logging, you may want to check that logging is enabled & the log level is set correctly in settings.php

Paul

4

Hi

Logging is working. I think nothing had happened to get logged!

service restart mqtt_input does nothing:-

pi@piemoncmspi3:~ $ sudo service restart mqtt_input
restart: unrecognized service
pi@piemoncmspi3:~ $

However this is the same on the original running emoncms.

pi@emon2:~ $ sudo service restart mqtt_input
restart: unrecognized service
pi@emon2:~ $

Do you have to use emonhub now for mqtt? The running setup is using phpmqtt_input.php according to log file.

2016-08-03 18:59:27.511|WARN|phpmqtt_input.php|Subscribed to topic: emon/#

Ian

5

Apologies, my fault; the command should be:

$ sudo service mqtt_input restart

I got the name of the service and instruction mixed up! If your running emonSD-03May16 you will definitely have mqtt_service present.

6

Hi

My bad.

I had not followed the mqtt install instrucuions here:-

Progress being made. Log:-

2016-08-05 16:14:46.774|INFO|feed_model.php|EngineClass() Autoloaded new instance of ‘PHPFiwa’.
2016-08-05 16:14:46.822|INFO|feed_model.php|EngineClass() Autoloaded new instance of ‘PHPTimeSeries’.
2016-08-06 11:23:45.672|WARN|phpmqtt_input.php|Starting MQTT Input script

However I am not seeing any connecting info in log, investigating further.

I do not have the mqtt_input service running. Is this the latest way to use mqtt inputs and if so how do you upgrade from phpmqtt_input.php?

Ian

7

Instructions are here

Would recommend using latest emonSD-03may16 that has everything ready setup and configured. The pre installed emoncms backup module can be used to restore your data from older system;

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Hi

OK I am trying the emonSD-03may16 image. I have got it configured and wifi setup. The new setup has the backup module. The original setup I want to copy is 9.7 | 2016.05.25 and has no admin, only administration. No provision such as Admin > emonPi update.

Can I add backup module manually?

My setup is emonbase only without radio receiving data over the internet. I use external node red and external mqtt on their own separate server as they are used for many other applications in addition to emoncms. Up to now I do not use emonhub. That was why initially I tried to setup from scratch as I have done in the past.

Ian

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Yes backup module can be installed manually, see readme in the module repo

You might need to adjust the paths to work with your setup.