Admin

The Admin pages show system status, run updates and manage users. They are available to the admin user only. Open them from Setup > Admin.

Some features work only on an emonPi, emonBase or other emonSD install: Pi Control, Full Update, firmware update, Serial Config and Components.

System Info

System Info shows the state of the system:

  • Services: status of emonhub, emoncms_mqtt, feedwriter, service-runner, redis-server, mosquitto and other services. Each can be started, stopped or restarted.

  • Emoncms: version, installed components, and feed points waiting to be written.

  • Server, Memory, Disk: system load, memory and free space on each partition.

  • HTTP, MySQL, Redis, MQTT Server, PHP: versions and status.

  • Pi: model, CPU temperature and emonSD version.

  • Pi Control: Reboot and Shutdown. After shutdown, wait 30 seconds before disconnecting the power.

When you ask for help on the forum, click Copy as Markdown and paste the result into your post.

Update

Full Update updates the operating system packages, emonHub, Emoncms and its modules. It does not update firmware. See Update.

Update Database checks the database after a manual update or a new module, and lists any changes to apply.

Update Firmware Only flashes firmware to the emonPi, emonTx or other hardware. Choose the serial port, hardware and radio format, then Update Firmware. Or upload a custom firmware file.

The Update Log shows progress.

Components

Components lists Emoncms and each module with its version and branch. Update one component, update all, or switch branch.

Serial Config

Serial Config opens a serial console to hardware such as the emonTx4. emonHub must be stopped while it is in use. Click Stop EmonHub first and Start EmonHub when you finish.

Emoncms Log

Emoncms Log shows recent log entries. Use Download Log to save it.

Users

Users lists all accounts, with the number of feeds for each. Click Add new user to create an account. Click View to switch to a user’s account.