New User With Questions

[ThinAirPhoto]

Hi,

I am very excited about this project, and I have almost everything set to deploy my camera and start testing it out under the stars. I have a few issues and questions though that I cannot seem to figure out yet on my own, so hopefully quick to fix...

First, some background on my hardware/software setup:

• Raspberry Pi 4, 4GB. Already was being used for another purpose, but repurposed for this. Has latest 64 bit Bookworm OS installed
• Build all went OK
• Using Raspberry PiHQ camera
• 3D printed enclosure, will try with onboard Pi WiFi first, and then will change over to a Ethernet PoE feed if required instead. So far indoors WiFi is OK

Problems/Questions

1. I stupidly did not write down the username/password that was prompted at some point during setup (DOH!) I am confident I recall the password but not the username apparently. Is there a way to reset this? This is the for the credentials on the Indi-allsky webpage. If not, how far back in the build and install process would I have to go to wipe this and start over?

2. I can launch the indi-allsky service manually when directly on the RPi using 'systemctl --user start indi-allsky' from the indi-allsky folder, but not when logged in remotely via an ssh session to the RPi. This would seem like a requirement to get working once the RPi is packed up and up on the roof...

3. I am able to connect to the webpage using my windows desktop machine and the :443, but it is telling me it is not a secure connection. Assuming I am missing some step here either in setting things up initially or in the connection process?

4. I seem to recall reading about issues with the green tint to the output from the raspberry PI HQ camera but do not recall seeing a solution? Looks great when run through SCNR in PixInsight, but assuming needs to be fixed on the Pi to allow for good timelapses, etc...

Sorry for the newbie questions, hopefully a some easy answers...

ML

[aaronwmorris]

Fantastic! I will help however I can.

I stupidly did not write down the username/password that was prompted at some point during setup (DOH!) I am confident I recall the password but not the username apparently. Is there a way to reset this? This is the for the credentials on the Indi-allsky webpage. If not, how far back in the build and install process would I have to go to wipe this and start over?

You can always reset the password or create a new user. This is the wiki page for password management:
https://github.com/aaronwmorris/indi-allsky/wiki/Web-Interface-Password

I can launch the indi-allsky service manually when directly on the RPi using 'systemctl --user start indi-allsky' from the indi-allsky folder, but not when logged in remotely via an ssh session to the RPi. This would seem like a requirement to get working once the RPi is packed up and up on the roof...

I have only seen this problem happen when using a terminal emulator like screen, tmux, or byobu. In any case, you can control the service via the web interface under System -> Services

I am able to connect to the webpage using my windows desktop machine and the :443, but it is telling me it is not a secure connection. Assuming I am missing some step here either in setting things up initially or in the connection process?

This is just due to using a self-signed certificate. I realize this is an irritation, but it is rather difficult to work around this. It is not a real indication of a problem, it is really just a warning.

I seem to recall reading about issues with the green tint to the output from the raspberry PI HQ camera but do not recall seeing a solution? Looks great when run through SCNR in PixInsight, but assuming needs to be fixed on the Pi to allow for good timelapses, etc...

indi-allsky actually supports 2 of the SCNR algorithms from PixInsight. Under the Image tab in the config, about half way down, you can select either Average Neutral or Maximum Neutral.

[ThinAirPhoto]

Aaron - Excellent, thanks so much for the prompt reply with great suggestions, and for all your great work on this. I'm a retired EE/Software Engineer, so I can appreciate all the work that went into this amazing piece of code! I am sure I will have to get some sort of compensation your way once this is all running :)

[aaronwmorris]

Just don't look at the code too closely. You might find out it is worth exactly how much you paid for it. :-)