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+title: Upgrade my weatherstation to WeeWX 5
+summary: >
+# date: 2024-05-11T23:53:55+02:00
+date: 2024-06-09T08:54:06+0200
+# lastmod: 
+coverCaption: Ecowitt WS69
+categories:
+- amateur-radio
+tags:
+  - Archlinux
+  - WeeWX
+  - WX
+  - draft_post
+
+draft: true
+
+---
+
+I will move the weatherstation software again to another computer, this time
+a virtual one -- that means one Raspberry Pi less on the windowsill.
+
+The installation process is also [covered in the 5.0 docs](https://weewx.com/docs/5.0/quickstarts/pip/).
+
+## Creating the virtual environment
+
+~~~console
+$ sudo pacman -S python-pip
+~~~
+
+~~~console
+$ python -m venv ~/weewx-venv
+$ source ~/weewx-venv/bin/activate
+$ python -m pip install weewx
+~~~
+
+The installation is complete, let's create the station. I like doing upgrades "from scratch"
+because I can use an up-to-date configuration file -- although it is more work to add the
+old changes to the new file.
+
+## Create the new station
+
+~~~console
+$ weectl station create                                                                                                   took 8s via 🐍 v3.12.3 weewx-venv
+~~~
+
+Follow the instructions on the command line. Edit the freshly created configuration file.
+
+~~~console
+$ nvim ~/weewx-data/weewx.conf
+~~~
+
+Including my old settings and add the GW1000 configuration for the plugin that I will
+soon install.
+
+## Installing the extensions
+
+Install the GW1000 driver:
+
+~~~console
+$ weectl extension install https://github.com/gjr80/weewx-gw1000/releases/latest/download/gw1000.zip
+~~~
+
+Install the WDC theme:
+
+~~~console
+$ wget -O "/tmp/weewx-wdc.zip" https://github.com/Daveiano/weewx-wdc/releases/download/v3.5.1/weewx-wdc-v3.5.1.zip
+$ mkdir /tmp/weewx-wdc/
+$ unzip /tmp/weewx-wdc.zip -d /tmp/weewx-wdc/
+$ weectl extension install -y /tmp/weewx-wdc/
+~~~
+
+Install the XAGGS extension:
+
+~~~console
+$ weectl extension install https://github.com/tkeffer/weewx-xaggs/archive/master.zip
+~~~
+
+Install forecast plugin:
+
+~~~console
+$ wget https://github.com/chaunceygardiner/weewx-forecast/releases/download/v3.4.0b12/weewx-forecast-3.4.0b12.zip
+$ weectl extension install weewx-forecast-3.4.0b12.zip
+~~~
+
+## Install Systemd and udev files
+
+~~~console
+$ sudo sh ~/weewx-data/scripts/setup-daemon.sh
+~~~
+
+## Again, adopt configuration file
+
+Again, to include the latest changes and themes.
+
+~~~console
+$ nvim ~/weewx-data/weewx.conf
+$ nvim ~/weewx-data/skins/weewx-wdc/skin.conf
+~~~
+
+Start WeeWX and test the configuration:
+
+~~~console
+$ weewxd
+~~~
+
+