Problems with lighttpd on current Raspbian 2025-05-13, current allsky verison 2024.12.06-03

[drfritz142]

how to reproduce: fresh install of latest Rasbian desktop version with Pi Imager. sudo update/upgrade. reboot. then clone the allsky repo. run the install.sh, after a few seconds an error message that lighttpd cannot be installed. retried with raspbian from 2024-11-30, that kinda worked, no install error any more, but then the overlay editor doesn't work. no overlay is produced. can't see custom variables, can't see default values. any idea what could be the problem?

[EricClaeys]

please run cd ~/allsky; ./support.sh and upload the log file it produces and we'll take a look.
Thanks

[drfritz142]

Thanks, Eric. I did. From the Web UI it didn't produce any file. locally, executing support.sh also didn't do anything. at one point, juggling various versions of Raspbian releases and the use of sudo apt-get update/grade on the PI and using different allsky releases (explicitely selecting a tag from the repo) installed the lighttpd server but then the overlay module didn't work. there i tried the above requested log file generation with no success. I spent hours yesterday re-flashing SD cards... at one point I gave up :(

to get the lighttpd error it's simple: install raspbian desktop release of may 13 2025, then clone the allsky repo and run install.sh --> soon lighttpd errors appear...

I see that meanwhile there is another issue open on the overlay module.

I wonder whether 2024.12.06-04 will bring a fix. or maybe lighttpd should be installed by the user before running install.sh?

[EricClaeys]

@drfritz142,
Allsky should install everything it needs so following the instructions exactly should work.
Unfortunately sometimes a package that Allsky uses changes and we have to fix Allsky. That happened to me on my Pi running Buster last night. The Allsky installation that worked a few days ago no longer works.

Please install v2024.12.06_04 and if you have any problems use the "Getting Support" page or run the support.sh command. We can't do much without logs.
To install ir, do a normal upgrade EXCEPT use this for the "git clone" command:

git clone --branch v2024.12.06_04 --depth=1  --recursive  https://github.com/AllskyTeam/allsky.git

using different allsky releases (explicitely selecting a tag from the repo)

The way to install different releases is by adding --branch xxx to the "git clone" command.

[drfritz142]

Hi Eric,    with the latest Raspbian and your latest Allsky version (_04) it worked again. here are the steps.   format sd card using pi imagerburn raspbian desktop 5-13-2025 64 bit verison to sd card using pi imager start up the raspilogon with pi/raspberry--> Linux allskytest 6.12.25+rpt-rpi-v8 #1 SMP PREEMPT Debian 1:6.12.25-1+rpt1 (2025-04-30) aarch64 git -v--> git is already installed with version 2.39.5 git clone --branch v2024.12.06_04 --depth=1  --recursive  https://github.com/AllskyTeam/allsky.gitcd allsky./install.shforgot to connect the cameraconnected the camera (asi1600)./install.shused all the default values (en-gb for locale, 1024 for swap, 300 for tmp)kept the proposed lon/lat values sudo shutdown -r now   that was it.   Thanks for providing the new version. Best, Andreas     Gesendet: Sonntag, 22. Juni 2025 um 18:04 Von: "Eric Claeys" ***@***.***> An: AllskyTeam/allsky ***@***.***> CC: drfritz142 ***@***.***>,Mention ***@***.***> Betreff: Re: [AllskyTeam/allsky] Problems with lighttpd on current Raspbian 2025-05-13, current allsky verison 2024.12.06-03 (Discussion #4671)   @drfritz142,Allsky should install everything it needs so following the instructions exactly should work.Unfortunately sometimes a package that Allsky uses changes and we have to fix Allsky. That happened to me on my Pi running Buster last night. The Allsky installation that worked a few days ago no longer works. Please install v2024.12.06_04 and if you have any problems use the "Getting Support" page or run the support.sh command. We can't do much without logs.To install ir, do a normal upgrade EXCEPT use this for the "git clone" command: git clone --branch v2024.12.06_04 --depth=1 --recursive https://github.com/AllskyTeam/allsky.git using different allsky releases (explicitely selecting a tag from the repo) The way to install different releases is by adding --branch xxx to the "git clone" command. —Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[EricClaeys]

@drfritz142,
I am glad it's working now.
Eric