Meteobridge VM Aurora Update Method

[GCHammer]

Hello,

I notice the Local Weather34-based Dashboards are depreciated and will no longer be maintained. Please use instead cloud-based "Meteobridge Aurora" service to be configured on "Weather Nets" tab."

I prefer to have live data and use the Aurora dashboard locally. It is displayed on a tablet that serves as my weather display.
I don't believe the dashboard has ever been updated, but I'm likely incorrect.

At any rate, how can I update the Aurora dashboard on the VM version?
I'd sure like to run the 2026 Rev-1S release of the dashboard.

[davidmc36]

I still populate my original W34 Aurora on my hosted site. It just will not get updates.

[GCHammer]

Thanks for the info

[weatherist34]

Hello,

I notice the Local Weather34-based Dashboards are depreciated and will no longer be maintained. Please use instead cloud-based "Meteobridge Aurora" service to be configured on "Weather Nets" tab."

I prefer to have live data and use the Aurora dashboard locally. It is displayed on a tablet that serves as my weather display.
I don't believe the dashboard has ever been updated, but I'm likely incorrect.

At any rate, how can I update the Aurora dashboard on the VM version?
I'd sure like to run the 2026 Rev-1S release of the dashboard.

Good Morning

the current Aurora 2026 version is progressing through a beta period my guess end of march/April it may be available on VM/Cloud (pending Boris agreeing and liking) as it has a smaller footprint in terms of code size ,less theme layouts making it ideal for maintaining ,adding new ideas and updating ,it is ideally suited for cloud services . right now its 60% smaller and much less overhead on server resources, that said weather templates are not static and have always required above average resource use due to the requirement of frequent weather sensor data updates(most like instant sensor update according to the manufacturers weather console display) .

Ive just verified all files for latest public PHP 8.5.3 release and pretty much good for next PHP 8.6 release though its still a bit early for that version has things often change over the PHP beta releases.

I would suggest follow the aurora 2026 thread for progress its currently updated weekly with updated releases on weekends .
viewtopic.php?p=53661#p53661

Has for the cloud version its not possible for me to maintain them frequently as it is a cloud service and those versions are way to big to maintain reliably in this day and age , things change ideas change and in this day and age it doesn't have to be complicated and time consuming to maintain hence the aurora 2026 version in comparison to older version this is a developers dream

have a good day ..Brian

[GCHammer]

Thanks for the suggestion. I have a small question.
Can the new version of the skin be run on a server and fed by Meteobridge or directly by my Davis VP2 Pro?
Good to see a more maintainable version!

[weatherist34]

Thanks for the suggestion. I have a small question.
Can the new version of the skin be run on a server and fed by Meteobridge or directly by my Davis VP2 Pro?
Good to see a more maintainable version!

Hello , yes primararily designed for hosted server (paid service) or local server (software on pc etc) , providing at least PHP 8.2 or greater is in use no problems ..

example of paid hosted server https://www.paulwilman.com/W34/

example screenshot of running PHP 8.5.3 on a local software hosted server on Mac desktop ,with local hosted server configurations the teething part is getting Meteobridge to send data reliably to or over your local network often a router firewall can be an obstacle or router limitations for incoming data . running locally is not for the faint hearted but a must for developing stuff..

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Brian

[GCHammer]

Thanks for the suggestion. I have a small question.
Can the new version of the skin be run on a server and fed by Meteobridge or directly by my Davis VP2 Pro?
Good to see a more maintainable version!

Hello , yes primararily designed for hosted server (paid service) or local server (software on pc etc) , providing at least PHP 8.2 or greater is in use no problems ..

example of paid hosted server https://www.paulwilman.com/W34/

example screenshot of running PHP 8.5.3 on a local software hosted server on Mac desktop ,with local hosted server configurations the teething part is getting Meteobridge to send data reliably to or over your local network often a router firewall can be an obstacle or router limitations for incoming data . running locally is not for the faint hearted but a must for developing stuff..

Screenshot 2026-02-24 at 18.07.42.png

Brian

Sounds great. I'm pretty familiar with Debian and only run headless servers.
Is there a list of requirements? Suggested config? Help files?

I'd love to run Aurora locally.

[weatherist34]

hello

try XAMPP https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html as a starter , its probably the easiest solution to get started it installs PHP also a mySql enviroment . it creates a LOCALHOST environment to park the template the tricky part will be getting Meteobridge to send the data to the localhost or listen to address example http://localhost:80 or whatever the designated localhost address becomes . then get the folder and file permissions correct to be able to write to the files required for the template to read ..

If you are really competent then look at HOMEBREW https://brew.sh or https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/php which is what I use but this requires a lot of setting up via the terminal application there is no click and play its all type in commands but ultimately a more flexible solution once configured correctly but not for the inexperienced ..

once you understand the basics then download the latest aurora2026 which has setup pdf(s) for configuring meteobridge to run template

once the template is installed then the challenge begins of getting meteobridge to trigger the files in the localhost environment.

I had it running for a number of years on an old Mac mini 2010(MAC Yosemite OS) also the meteobridge (Davis VP2 with a nanosd) and Mac mini were on a dedicated router with a UPS .I last had that all running back in 2020 I think , I no longer use any weather station hardware so it would be down to you to get it working ..(lots of google searching the info is out there )...

good luck and lots of patience needed Brian

[GCHammer]

good luck and lots of patience needed Brian

Thanks!
I'm pretty handy with apache/mosquitto/etc but my PHP is woefully inadequate.
I'm up for a try however.

I'll let you know how it goes in a day or two. (Ever the optimist!)

[weatherist34]

good luck and lots of patience needed Brian

Thanks!
I'm pretty handy with apache/mosquitto/etc but my PHP is woefully inadequate.
I'm up for a try however.

I'll let you know how it goes in a day or two. (Ever the optimist!)

try https://brew.sh if your competent PHP your only setting up the rest of it like getting meteobridge to trigger the files in your local environment may be the greatest challenge

[GCHammer]

try https://brew.sh if your competent PHP your only setting up the rest of it like getting meteobridge to trigger the files in your local environment may be the greatest challenge

Thanks, I tend to install myself from the CLI as otherwise, I have no idea where config files are and what is happening.
Sure, it's slower, but at least I can troubleshoot when needed.