VM installs

andrew wrote:

cjisble wrote:

andrew wrote:

cjisble wrote:

Interesting.  I didn't need to do this.  But if I check my machine, the frontail.service file does exist, with the contents described.

Perhaps this is because I used Ubuntu?

I don't see how a Ubuntu file could contain this:

Code:

ExecStart=frontail --ui-highlight --disable-usage-stats /home/allonis/applications/myServer/logs/myServer.log

so I guess it got set up by myServer somehow.



 

Yes.  The file is located in applications/myServer/data/linux.x64.

The instructions said to copy the files from there into lib/systemd/system.

I copied all three service files, not just myServer.service and myInstaller.service.




 

Which instructions? I was following  allonis.com/support/documentation?view=category&id=416 and don't see that there - those instructions get you to create myServer.service and myInstaller.service by editing them.

Actually now I see you have at the end of your forum post "8.  Copy the myServer files and start the Services" but I don't see that in the 'official' instructions I was looking at.
 

That documentation didn't exist when I did this.  I was working from this documentation:

allonis.com/support/documentation?view=category&id=248

Success!!!!!

The Virtual Machine instructions did not have the instructions for copying the services...It had you manually create two of them, but the Frontail.service was missing. When I added that one and started the service...it worked! The Terminal also worked...not sure why, but it did.

LOL - just looked back at missed messages and saw this was suggested.  I'm just glad it's fixed.

Ok, now for an important question.  What are the steps to migrate from Server A to Server B?  Is it as simple as doing a server backup (via the server command) and restoring it on the new device?  

allonis.com/support/documentation?view=category&id=451

Thanks David!  You didn't need to chime in...I realize that we are doing things outside normal guidelines.   FYI - I want to move to my NAS in a Virtual Environment so I can clone/backup the image and do regular snapshots.  My NAS is a high end QNAP that has a ton of power.

Update - I followed the instructions and most of the stuff was restored.  The Drivers were not brought over, is that normal?
Update2 - When I added the drivers it brought over the correct config.

One final issue..... The AppleTV driver is giving me fits.  I installed pyatv in a virtual environment, but still getting errors with the driver.  

From the log.
Error in MoveNext - Cannot assign requested address (localhost:41144)
-and-
30/01/2025 19:42:44.42 · ERROR · AppleTV.SendCommand - Error in SendCompanion - An error occurred trying to start process 'atvremote' with working directory '/home/allonis/applications/myServer'. No such file or directory

Any guidance in the proper way to install pyatv?