Armbian - MyC V2 - install

[JeeLet]

a screenshot of the V2 version compared with the 1.5 version (a view given by the pdf, I did not install the v1.5)

and yes I have received the authorization for Transifex.

[jkandasa]

@jeelet said in Armbian - MyC V2 - install:

a screenshot of the V2 version compared with the 1.5 version (a view given by the pdf, I did not install the v1.5)

MyController v2 completely redesigned. Backend/ frontend changed completely.
We may not map the options 1:1, however we can achieve similar features in v2.

Approx Mapping:

v1	v2
Sensor	Source
Sensor Variable	Field
Variable	Data repository
Rule	Task
Timer	Schedule
Operation	Handler

Supported Providers as on Mar 2022:

v1	v2
MySensors	MySensors
PhilipsHue	PhilipsHue
MyController (native)	System Monitoring
RFLink	Tasmota
Weather Underground	ESPHome
	Generic

in v2, most of the graphs goes in to Chart Panel and Utilization Panel widgets
for now bullet graph, heatmap chart, MyController time, Sunrise and Sunset time not available in v2.

and yes I have received the authorization for Transifex.

+1

[JeeLet]

to avoid further errors.
which directory / command for the installation ?
yes this sentence translated in french is wrong " Pas dans mycontroller/executable"
thanks

create a directories to keep MyController server data and executable - arm64
- sudo mkdir -p /opt/apps/mycontroller/mc_home
- sudo mkdir -p /opt/apps/mycontroller/executable

create directories to keep image files to show it MyController dashboard
- sudo mkdir -p /opt/apps/mycontroller/mc_home/secure_share
- sudo mkdir -p /opt/apps/mycontroller/mc_home/insecure_share

download the bundle and extract on executable directory
- cd /opt/apps/mycontroller

what is the error ???

[jkandasa]

@JeeLet said in Armbian - MyC V2 - install:

what is the error ???

I would say to keep the things simple, use as follows,

# create a directories to keep MyController server data and executable
sudo mkdir -p /opt/apps/mycontroller/mc_home

# download the bundle and extract on mycontroller directory
sudo wget https://github.com/mycontroller-org/server/releases/download/master/mycontroller-server-master-linux-arm.tar.gz

sudo tar xzf mycontroller-server-master-linux-arm.tar.gz  --strip-components=1 --directory /opt/apps/mycontroller

# create directories to keep image files to show it MyController dashboard
sudo mkdir -p /opt/apps/mycontroller/mc_home/secure_share
sudo mkdir -p /opt/apps/mycontroller/mc_home/insecure_share

[JeeLet]

thank you jkandasa

the installation procedure is updated

[jkandasa]

Thanks @JeeLet !

[JeeLet]

I redo a clean installation.
by following the modification of the tuto .

there is an error message for the installation of influxdb

 wget -qO- https://repos.influxdata.com/influxdb.key | sudo apt-key add -
Warning: apt-key is deprecated. Manage keyring files in trusted.gpg.d instead (see apt-key(8)).
E: This command can only be used by root.

Fix “Waning: apt-key is deprecated. Manage keyring files in trusted.gpg.d instead”

"Even if this is a warning message, you can continue to use apt-key, but it will be removed in the next releases. So it will be a good idea to start using the new way."

"Solution:
..... new way of adding GPG keys to the system and avoiding the above warning.
The following command will download a remote GPG key, encrypt it and save it..... "

see how we can solve the problem.

and maybe upgrade to version 2 of influxdata?

[JeeLet]

influxdb2
install with the new version of MyController
(this is a lot, influxdb2 and MyC v2.00
development/mycontroller-server-2.0.0-devel-linux-arm64.tar.gz)

install :https://portal.influxdata.com/downloads/

$ wget -q https://repos.influxdata.com/influxdata-archive_compat.key

echo '393e8779c89ac8d958f81f942f9ad7fb82a25e133faddaf92e15b16e6ac9ce4c influxdata-archive_compat.key' | sha256sum -c && cat influxdata-archive_compat.key | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/influxdata-archive_compat.gpg > /dev/null

----influxdata-archive_compat.key: OK---

$ echo 'deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/influxdata-archive_compat.gpg] https://repos.influxdata.com/debian stable main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/influxdata.list

$ sudo apt update

----Atteint :1 http://ports.ubuntu.com focal InRelease----
----Réception de :7 https://repos.influxdata.com/debian stable/main----

$ sudo apt install influxdb2 

$ systemctl start influxdb.service

$ sudo systemctl enable influxdb.service

$ sudo /opt/apps/mycontroller/mcctl.sh start

------ start command issued to the MyController server -----

but a mistake, Log MyController

hostId:}", "loggerConfig": {"Mode":"record_all","Encoding":"console","Level":{"Core":"info","WebHandler":"info","Storage":"info","Metric":"warn"},"EnableStacktrace":false}}
2023-03-25T18:43:25.873+0100	error	metric_influxdb	extra_v1/admin.go:42	error on calling api	{"error": "failed with status code. [status: 401 Unauthorized, statusCode: 401, body: {\"code\":\"unauthorized\",\"message\":\"unauthorized access\"}]"}
2023-03-25T18:43:25.873+0100	error	helper/server.go:112	error on getting metric database	{"error": "failed with status code. [status: 401 Unauthorized, statusCode: 401, body: {\"code\":\"unauthorized\",\"message\":\"unauthorized access\"}]"}
2023-03-25T18:43:25.873+0100	fatal	cmd/root.go:38	error on starting server	{"error": "failed with status code. [status: 401 Unauthorized, statusCode: 401, body: {\"code\":\"unauthorized\",\"message\":\"unauthorized access\"}]"}
2023-03-25T18:45:33.062+0100	info	helper/helper.go:29	welcome to MyController server :)
2023-03-25T18:45:33.065+0100	info	helper/helper.go:33	version information	{"versionInfo": "{version:2.0.0-devel, buildDate:2023-03-24T15:27:53+00:00, gitCommit:7e4cd9f569fbf1b0894465bcdc023fe98704aad6, goVersion:go1.20.2, compiler:gc, platform:linux, arch:arm64, 

no connection to the web page
xxx.x.x.x refused to connect.

influxDB is functional

[JeeLet]

I found the problem

in the config file: mycontroller.yaml

database: > metric: > disabled: true

it must be "true".
and it's ok, the MyC page is displayed

but I find myself with the error

"WARNING: Metrics database disabled"

a future with influxdb2 ....
Yes, I will have to open a new thread on the marriage between MyC and influxDB

[jkandasa]

@JeeLet can you show your metric configuration? hide credentials
sample configuration: https://v2.mycontroller.org/docs/installation/advanced-installation/backend-configuration/#sample-of-cloud-influxdb-configuration

[JeeLet]

excuse me @jkandasa I gave up, a moment of tiredness.

I started all over again.
I started again with influxdb 1.xx .
For influxdb2.xx I start again in the week with another OdroidC2 .

it's not very good to want to test new versions at the same time, MyC2++ and influxDB2

but now I can install influxDB2 without any problem

[jkandasa]

@JeeLet I tried influxdb2 locally and work ok.

once you setup influxdb2 in your host, setup a API TOKEN for mycontroller.
Details are in https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/cloud/security/tokens/create-token/#manage-tokens-in-the-influxdb-ui

metric database configuration will be looking like this,

metric:
  disabled: false
  type: influxdb
  uri: http://192.168.122.1:8086
  token: uBykOQ_17_m-KMdBkWa_UiTNpBViQH***akY_Rec_49kV0gLg_zZZw==
  username:
  password:
  organization_name: myc_org
  bucket_name: myc
  batch_size:
  flush_interval: 5s

[JeeLet]

Thank you for the additional information.

yes, influxDB2 is working well with MyC

but I have to put the parameter to true

database: > metric: > disabled: true

so that the web page opens, otherwise it's a black screen.

with as result the message :
"WARNING: Metrics database disabled

weird

it doesn't matter.
now I look at influxdb2 how to use it with myC

[jkandasa]

@JeeLet can you share your database configuration?

[JeeLet]

@jkandasa I found it

when MyC has not yet created data, a blank system (no connection and activation of the gateway)

the connection for the web page is not possible if
"metric: disabled : true"

MyController does not like to be alone

[JeeLet]

Error ... a new problem.

Request failed with status code 500
URL: /api/metric
Message: "invalid: failed to decode request body: organization name "myc_org" not found"

secret:  *********  #  THIS SECRET !!!

# disable telemetry service, if you do not wish to share non-PII data
# non-PII - non Personally Identifiable Information
telemetry:
  enabled: true

web:
  web_directory: web_console
  enable_profiling: false
  read_timeout: 60s
  http:
    enabled: true
    bind_address: "0.0.0.0"
    port: 8080
  https_ssl:
    enabled: true
    bind_address: "0.0.0.0"
    port: 8443
    cert_dir: mc_home/certs/https_ssl
  https_acme:
    enabled: false
    bind_address: "0.0.0.0"
    port: 9443
    cache_dir: mc_home/certs/https_acme
    acme_directory:
    email: hello@example.com
    domains: ["mycontroller.example.com"]

logger:
  mode: record_all
  encoding: console
  enable_stacktrace: false
  level:
    core: info
    web_handler: info
    storage: info
    metric: warn

directories:
  data: mc_home/data
  logs: mc_home/logs
  tmp: mc_home/tmp
  secure_share: mc_home/secure_share
  insecure_share: mc_home/insecure_share

bus:
  type: embedded
  topic_prefix: mc_server
  server_url: nats://127.0.0.1:4222
  insecure: false
  connection_timeout: 10s

gateway:
  disabled: false
  types: []
  ids: []
  labels:
    location: server

handler:
  disabled: false
  types: []
  ids: []
  labels:
    location: server

database:
  storage:
    type: memory
    dump_enabled: true
    dump_interval: 10m
    dump_dir: "memory_db"
    dump_format: ["yaml","json"]
    load_format: "yaml"

  metric:
    disabled: true
    type: influxdb
    uri: http://127.0.0.1:8086
    token: IZw********RN****Lw==
    username:
    password:
    organization_name: myc_org
    bucket_name: myc
    batch_size:
    flush_interval: 5s

Yes also the deletion of fields/nodes/gateway are not possible with the interface, it remains in memory, I am obliged to go in the yaml file and delete them

I'm going to take a little vacation.
I'm starting to lose track of why and how

[jkandasa]

@JeeLet

I gave this as sample: organization_name: myc_org
update to your organization, when you setup indluxdb 2

Yes also the deletion of fields/nodes/gateway are not possible with the interface, it remains in memory, I am obliged to go in the yaml file and delete them

I will check this

I'm going to take a little vacation.

Enjoy your vacation

[JeeLet]

update your organization, when you configure indluxdb 2 ... yes it is well understood, that's what I did .

I just redid a new install, armbian/MyC/InfluxDB2 with the right configuration, and still the same "metric" problem

I even tested on the Gateway sketch with the line
"metric = getControllerConfig().isMetric;" ..... it's a firework of errors

yes from the vacations
and I forget about influxDB2 ( for the moment)

[JeeLet]

myC_2.x and influxDB1.8
OdroidC2 and Armbian 23.02.2 Focal with Linux 6.1.11-meson64

info    helper/helper.go:29     welcome to MyController server :)
info    helper/helper.go:33     version information     {"versionInfo": "{version:2.0.0-devel, buildDate:2023-03-24T15:27:53+00:00, gitCommit:7e4cd9f569fbf1b0894465bcdc023fe98704aad6, goVersion:go1.20.2, compiler:gc, platform:linux, arch:arm64, h>
info    backup/restore.go:170   executing import job    {"sourceDir": "mc_home/data/storage/memory_db/yaml", "fileType": "yaml"}
info    helper/server_defaults.go:30    error on fetching system settings, assuming it is fresh install and populating default details. if not, report this issue       {"error": "no documents in result"}

error   api.settings_api        settings/update_geo_location.go:69      error on getting geo location, updating location details with default values and disabling auto update  {"error": "Get \"https://ipinfo.io/json\": dial tcp: lookup ipinfo.io >

info    api.settings_api        settings/update_geo_location.go:85      location data to be updated     {"location": {"autoUpdate":false,"locationName":"Namakkal","latitude":11.2222469,"longitude":78.1650174}}
info    helper/server_defaults.go:104   there is no user available in the storage database. creating default user 'admin'
info    helper/server.go:401    checking for upgrade    {"lastUpgradePatch": "2.0.0-1"}
info    route_handler   http_router/handler.go:111      secure share directory included {"directory": "mc_home/secure_share", "handlerPath": "/secure_share"}
info    route_handler   http_router/handler.go:116      insecure share directory included       {"directory": "mc_home/insecure_share", "handlerPath": "/insecure_share"}
info    gateway_service gateway/listener.go:22  gateway service filter config   {"filter": {"Disabled":false,"MatchAll":false,"Types":[],"IDs":[],"Labels":{"location":"server"}}}
info    handler_service handler/service_listener.go:86  handler service filter config   {"filter": {"Disabled":false,"MatchAll":false,"Types":[],"IDs":[],"Labels":{"location":"server"}}}
info    system_jobs_service     system_jobs/job_telemetry.go:41 telemetry data reporter job scheduled   {"cron": "0 48 3 * * *"}
info    system_jobs_service     system_jobs/job_telemetry.go:45

bybye

[wint0178]

I have been following the install instructions as laid out by JeeLet on 13 March 2022, but the URL for the v2 download on GitHub is not working. What URL should I direct my Pi terminal to for the server install? I am trying to get the server installed on my Pi running the newest RPi OS, but have stalled out. I ran the

@JeeLet said in Armbian - MyC V2 - install:

ls /opt/apps/mycontroller/

command and only got "mc_home mycontroller.yaml" as the response. I assume this means I do not actually have the MC server package downloaded and placed correctly on my Pi.

I have installed influxdb and appear to get the correct responses in the terminal, but can't get it to start the MC Server and believe it is likley not installed correctly or at all.