Cronicle no longer works

[geofffox]

I'm a long time Cronicle user. Mostly watching it 24/7.

Since my retirement I've shut down the server until wanted/needed. This time it never came back! The DAEMON is running but the executable can't start.

Would it make sense to re-install over the original?

[jhuckaby]

Hey @geofffox! Long time no see.

I'm sorry your Cronicle has stopped working. That's very odd, but depending on how long it has been sitting dormant, other things on the server may have changed. Here is what I recommend:

Before you do anything else, do a full backup of your data using the export command:

https://github.com/jhuckaby/Cronicle/blob/master/docs/CommandLine.md#data-import-and-export

If the export script doesn't work, and you are using the local Filesystem as your database, just tarball up the entire /opt/cronicle/data directory.

Next, upgrade Node.js on your server to the latest stable (LTS) version. The latest Cronicle requires at least Node.js v16 or newer. I recommend using NodeSource to do the Node.js install:

https://nodesource.com/products/distributions

Once you have that installed, and typing node -v shows the correct version, install the latest Cronicle atop your existing version. It will preserve your data and configuration files:

curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jhuckaby/Cronicle/master/bin/install.js | node

If the install output all looks good (no errors), start it up with:

/opt/cronicle/bin/control.sh start

Good luck!

[geofffox]

Thanks, Joseph - Will do and let you know the result. Luckily, I retired so I can work more slowly. Geoff

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