Installation

Latest Stable Version

use this approach unless you know what you are getting yourself into

pip install mppsolar

Using a virtual environment

recommended if testing new features / release for when you want to keep the install and dependencies separate from the rest of the environment

• create venv folder mkdir ~/venv
• create venv python3 -m venv ~/venv/mppsolar
  • might need python3-venv installed
• activate venv source venv/mppsolar/bin/activate (needed each time before using)
• pip install from git pip install -e "git+https://github.com/jblance/mpp-solar.git#egg=mppsolar" (only needed if the code is updated)

notes

• when using mppsolar as a service, remember to install systemd (if relevant)
  • enter the new virtual env source venv/mppsolar/bin/activate
  • install systemd library pip install systemd-python
• you may also need to update/change the script to use the venv
  • eg at /usr/local/bin/mpp-solar - remember to change to the correct path

#!/bin/bash
/<path-to-venv>/venv/mppsolar/bin/python /<path-to-venv>/mppsolar/bin/mpp-solar

Using Docker

• pull image $ docker pull jblance/mppsolar
• run commands $ docker run --rm --device=/dev/hidraw0 jblance/mppsolar mpp-solar -p /dev/hidraw0 -P pi30max -c QPI