Tutorial - Install openwb 1.9 in 2023
Verfasst: Do Sep 21, 2023 8:45 am
The official github page has old info, so the latest Rpi OS Buster installer does not work.
Install OpenWB on Rpi with Bullseye, step by step:
1. Write this official Bullseye image with BalenaEtcher on microSD
2. To activate ssh, Create an empty text file called ssh into the boot partition.
3. Insert the MicroSD card into Rpi and boot.
4. Login via SSH with Terminal or Putty
4.1 in ssh run raspi-config
- set the hostname to openwb
- activate wait for network on boot
- extend the file system on microsd
- automatically boot on the desktop as pi user
5. Run those commands via ssh, logged as pi user (not root):
6. Create the script to install OpenWB (modified from the original)
Paste the content of the attached openwb-install.sh.txt
Save with Ctrl+x
7. make it executable
8. Run the installer (wait for about 10 minutes)
8.1 Add cronjobs to crontab as pi user (not root)
Paste this:
9. Reboot
10. Access the openWB interface
11. Go to Stable of openWB, from Nightly
The default version will install the latest nightly build (now 1.9.304).
If you want to install the latest Stable version - 1.9.303, go to:
This will not activate the external LCD interface.
See here how to activate it.
If you have original hardware, but no settings backup, you can add the serial:
add your serial, like this (use your sn and production date, from the sticker inside the box.
Install OpenWB on Rpi with Bullseye, step by step:
1. Write this official Bullseye image with BalenaEtcher on microSD
2. To activate ssh, Create an empty text file called ssh into the boot partition.
3. Insert the MicroSD card into Rpi and boot.
4. Login via SSH with Terminal or Putty
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user: pi
password: raspberry
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sudo raspi-config- activate wait for network on boot
- extend the file system on microsd
- automatically boot on the desktop as pi user
5. Run those commands via ssh, logged as pi user (not root):
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sudo apt update
suto apt upgrade -y -q
sudo apt-get autoremove -y
sudo apt-get autoclean -y
sudo restart
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sudo nano /home/pi/openwb-install.shSave with Ctrl+x
7. make it executable
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crontab -eCode: Alles auswählen
* * * * * /var/www/html/openWB/regel.sh >> /var/log/openWB.log 2>&1
* * * * * sleep 10 && /var/www/html/openWB/regel.sh >> /var/log/openWB.log 2>&1
* * * * * sleep 20 && /var/www/html/openWB/regel.sh >> /var/log/openWB.log 2>&1
* * * * * sleep 30 && /var/www/html/openWB/regel.sh >> /var/log/openWB.log 2>&1
* * * * * sleep 40 && /var/www/html/openWB/regel.sh >> /var/log/openWB.log 2>&1
* * * * * sleep 50 && /var/www/html/openWB/regel.sh >> /var/log/openWB.log 2>&1
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http://openwb.local/openWB/web/index.phpThe default version will install the latest nightly build (now 1.9.304).
If you want to install the latest Stable version - 1.9.303, go to:
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http://openwb.local/openWB/web/settings/settings.phpSee here how to activate it.
If you have original hardware, but no settings backup, you can add the serial:
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sudo nano /var/www/html/openWB/openwb.conf
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snnumber=owbg111333
pddate=21.03.23