Just found the time to get this finished off.
Fresh install of Buster (Lite version as I'm headless), ran the Fermentrack install script, copied the contents of the data directory over and chown'd to fermentrack user, copied the db.sqlite3 file over, rebooted and it is all good.
Thanks Thorak...
Yeah, if you are making notes on the situation, I can attest that for older Pi models, the best approach is to just rebuild to a new Raspbian version. I'll let you know how it goes.
I tried it twice, second time it ran for two days before quitting. To be fair, I'm on an original R-Pi from 2011 so not totally surprising.
So, I'm going down the new install of Raspbian Lite, new Fermentrack install - what do I need to copy over from the old card to maintain logs, settings etc?
Yep! I figured I would find the answer here as to why my Stretch-powered unit was delivering a 504 after the last update.
So, before I go off trying to update, given that my Arduinos are happily running the fermenters, I just want to check that you have plans for a fix. If you do, I'll wait. If...
Holy cow, that is a SWEET job you have done there! Completely switched over from BrewPi in a couple of hours, flawless install and neat interface. Thanks Thorrak!
I can see from the Github comments that there is work ongoing to interface with Brewfather so I'm off to check that out.
Awesome thread guys and huge thanks to Thorrak! Guys like you make a difference to other peoples lives, whether you realise or not.
Bit of quick history and overview of my brewing evolution; I've played with Pis for years and currently have an original Pi running dual arduinos with BrewPi for...