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Add instructions for ensuring bands.json is found when running form systemd. Related to #284.

Chuck Ritola 2021-12-22 22:32:50 -05:00
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Manual-Package-installation-(including-digital-voice).md

@ -282,3 +282,18 @@ The following commands are available:
- `sudo systemctl start openwebrx` starts the service manually
- `sudo systemctl stop openwebrx` stops the service manually
- `sudo systemctl restart openwebrx` restarts the service. This is very useful after changing configuration.
## Providing a path to bands.json
OpenWebRX searches for bands.json in the current working directory or from /etc/openwebrx/. If running OpenWebRX as a systemd service, the current working directory provided by systemd is different from the path from which openwebrx is executed. There are a few ways to ensure OpenWebRX finds bands.json:
- Create an OpenWebRX directory: `sudo mkdir /etc/openwebrx/`
then copy bands.json: `sudo cp bands.json /etc/openwebrx/`
OR
- Create an OpenWebRX directory: `sudo mkdir /etc/openwebrx/`
then create a link: `sudo ln --symbolic /path/to/openwebrx/dir/bands.json /etc/openwebrx/bands.json`
OR
- Add `WorkingDirectory=/path/to/openwebrx/dir/` to the [Service] section of the systemd unit file. [Please note](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/trying-to-change-workingdirectory-of-systemd-service-unit), the ExecStart line still needs a full path to the executable even if specifying a working directory.
... if bands.json is found in both the working directory and /etc/openwebrx/, the settings found in bands.json from the working directory override those from /etc/openwebrx/bands.json.