Instalation Guide V0.9 from the scratch

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My first Pimatic V0.9 installation dosn’t boot again, something I must have false configiure.
So I have install all from the scratch.

First install Raspian Jessie on your SD-Card

Then if you want a static IP open dhcpcd:
sudo nano /etc/dhcpcd.conf

and add this at the end (edit the IP-Adress to your Network):

interface eth0
static ip_address=192.168.178.190/24
static routers=192.168.178.1
static domain_name_servers=192.168.178.1 8.8.8.8 4.2.2.1

Delete old node version
sudo apt-get purge nodejs

Configure jessie with raspi-config:

sudo raspi-config
1. Expand Filesystem
2. Change User Password
3. Internationalisation Options
3.1 Change Locale for German users "de_DE.UTF-8 UTF-8" aktivate with the space key and disable "en_GB.UTF8 UTF8" with the space kek then "ok"
3.1.1 Now aktivate "de_DE.UTF-8" and "ok"
go a second time to Internationalisation Options
3.2 Change Timezone and aktivate your timezone
then we are ready and change "Finish"

I recomered to reboot
sudo reboot

Now we update the dispro jessie
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

It’s a good time for a reboot
sudo reboot

Now we install node v4.4.5:

wget https://nodejs.org/dist/v4.4.5/node-v4.4.5-linux-armv7l.tar.gz -P /tmp
cd /usr/local
sudo tar xzvf /tmp/node-v4.4.5-linux-armv7l.tar.gz --strip=1

Check node version:
/usr/bin/env node --version

Pimatic Installation:

sudo apt-get install build-essential git
cd /home/pi
mkdir pimatic-app
npm install pimatic --prefix pimatic-app --production

Copy the default config file:

cd pimatic-app
cp ./node_modules/pimatic/config_default.json ./config.json

Now you have to set a user and password in the config.json:
sudo nano /home/pi/pimatic-app/config.json

Now we can start pimatic for the first time:
sudo node /home/pi/pimatic-app/node_modules/pimatic/pimatic.js

You see the debug messages from Pimatic if the end shows:

19:31:55.621 [pimatic-mobile-frontend] packing static assets
19:31:56.324 [pimatic-mobile-frontend] packing static assets finished
19:31:56.339 [pimatic-mobile-frontend] rendering html
19:32:10.747 [pimatic-mobile-frontend] rendering html finished
19:32:10.835 [pimatic] Listening for HTTP-request on port 80...

all is OK and you stop Pimatic by pressing “Strg+c” on the keyboard.

Installing globally:

cd ./node_modules/pimatic
sudo npm link

Then pimatic can be used with:
sudo pimatic.js [start|stop|status|restart]

Autostarting:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pimatic/pimatic/v0.9.x/install/pimatic-init-d
sudo cp pimatic-init-d /etc/init.d/pimatic
sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/pimatic
sudo chown root:root /etc/init.d/pimatic
sudo update-rc.d pimatic defaults

It should now start with:
sudo service pimatic start

Now you can edit the config.json and add devices etc.
or you copy your config.json and database form your old Pimatic installation.

Good Luck!

thx a lot for this summary of the installtion process!
i will copy it over to the howto forum

@leader21 said in Instalation Guide V0.9 from the scratch:

thx a lot for this summary of the installtion process!
i will copy it over to the howto forum

That is a good Idee thank you

I wrote this because when you install pimatic 0.9 on jessie with the official guide
pimatic don"t run.

@V1per
@leader21

I think this guide and the official from the pimatic site should be merged, so everybody new get’s a full guide!

@thost96 @V1per

Guys, the user guide is open source and you’re invited to make contributions!

https://github.com/pimatic/pimatic-guide

@mwittig said in Instalation Guide V0.9 from the scratch:

@thost96 @V1per

Guys, the user guide is open source and you’re invited to make contributions!

https://github.com/pimatic/pimatic-guide

Ok, that is good. I don’t know that.
But I have no experience with GIT when you give me the command how I checked it out and in after the Change I will do my best.

@V1per There are various HowTos on using git with github. See also the Git Cheat Sheet by Github Training -https://services.github.com/kit/downloads/github-git-cheat-sheet.pdf

If you don’l like to get into the details of git. It is also possible to do all necessary steps using the github web interface, see https://help.github.com/articles/github-flow-in-the-browser/

Thank you for the Links. But as beginner it’s a tittle bit confusing… I work with Linux and have allready git installed.
Are I’m right with these steps:

CONFIGURE TOOLING

$ git config --global user.name "[name]"
$ git config --global user.email "[email address]"
$ git config --global color.ui Auto

Where name is my name and email address is my E-Mail.

Clone Reposity:

$ git clone https://github.com/pimatic/pimatic-guide

Make the changes and than:

$ git commit -m "[Updatet the instalation Guide for Installation Pimatic V0.9 with Raspberry Jessie]"
$ git push [alias] [branch]

But I don’t know what I set for alias and branch ?

@V1per said in Instalation Guide V0.9 from the scratch:

But I don’t know what I set for alias and branch ?

Try, just using git push which should automatically select the current remote branch

I have made the changes and hope my first work with git is ok so…