sFTP issues with meteobridge service

[twassmer]

Since a while my weather station doesn’t transmit to the dashboard but transmits properly everywhere else. Only thing in my Meteobridge not transmitting is the sFTP protocol to my website, which shows this error message: Couldn't read packet: Connection reset by peer (no more tries): Connection reset by peer. Worked fine until very recently- any ideas?

I am running a Ambient Weather WeatherBridge (Meteobridge TL-MR3020 (no USB hub) with SW Meteobridge 6.2 (Aug 12 2025, build 15612), FW 1.4
Same login specs for sFTP work on my FTP client...

Thanks, Tom

[admin]

Did you try proxy-SFTP service as an alternative?

[twassmer]

I didn’t yet try proxy sFTP and I am not sure my webhost supports this but can this not be fixed with a update in the meteobridge?

[wvdkuil]

I didn’t yet try proxy sFTP and I am not sure my webhost supports this but can this not be fixed with a update in the meteobridge?

A Meteobridge TL-MR3020 is a, in todays situation, a very small device.
Providers are more and more using very strict protocols to enhance the fence around their FTP servers .
To add all modern protocols to a "relative" small device seems impossible.

The meteobridge supplied proxy-SFTP service "enlarges" your TL-MR3020 to be "extremely" secure in 2025 also.

You should use that first and see if your problem is solved.

Regards,
Wim

[admin]

I didn’t yet try proxy sFTP and I am not sure my webhost supports this ...

Your provider will not be aware of the Meteobridge "proxy SFTP". What mainly happens is that your Meteobridge sends the to be uploaded data (and needed credentials) secured via HTTPS to my Meteobridge server and the Meteobridge server converts this into a SFTP request to your provider with all the latest bells and whistles added to SFTP security protocols. Your data and credentials are encrypted all the way. Only thing you have to trust is my Meteobridge server which will see those unencrypted in order to setup the SFTP connection to your provider. I hope this sheds a bit light onto how the Meteobridge feature "proxy SFTP" does work.

[davidmc36]

I'm glad I read many things that on first glance seem of no interest to me. I am quite enlightened to read the description of the proxy.

[twassmer]

Thanks, admin! I tried this feature by using the Test Proxy sFTP button under Service Settings, but received: Error: Proxy-SFTP test upload failed: Error: Password authentication for user **** failed. Do I need to make any changes on the sFTP server, either on the Services tab or the Events setup?

[twassmer]

It is not working! What are the settings for the proxy sFTP?
Thanks in advance!

Tom

[admin]

Thanks, admin! I tried this feature by using the Test Proxy sFTP button under Service Settings, but received: Error: Proxy-SFTP test upload failed: Error: Password authentication for user **** failed. Do I need to make any changes on the sFTP server, either on the Services tab or the Events setup?

Error message is rather telling: wrong password or password authentication no enabled on the server side.
I would recommend to use a standard SFTP client like filezilla and to check if your credentials for upload work. If that does and it fails with Meteobridge, please come back. But please do the general testing first. Thanks.

[twassmer]

Already done several times. Same settings work with my client. Can it be as simple as that the proxysftp service is not transferring the ampersand in my password correctly?

[admin]

Already done several times. Same settings work with my client. Can it be as simple as that the proxysftp service is not transferring the ampersand in my password correctly?

yes may be. What makes you stop to verify this idea? Come on, engage!

[twassmer]

Because I rather not mess with my domain wide SSH settings. As I don’t have more time to waste on this I will look for other solutions. Thanks!

[admin]

Because I rather not mess with my domain wide SSH settings. As I don’t have more time to waste on this I will look for other solutions. Thanks!

When changing the password temporarily for testing your hypothesis is too much to ask for, then it is hard to help you out.

[admin]

I released a new version that does some urlencoding on the parameters handed over. You might give it a try?

[twassmer]

Thanks, everybody! As it was not too complicated to change the global SSH password for my webhost, I was able to create a safe password without special characters, and the proxysftp service works now. I still have a little problem with the PWS Dashboard but I am back up on it - so I am a happy camper! Thanks again!

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