08-22-2018, 06:06 PM
I've always had plans to use a Pi but I think this will be better and won't cost anyone anything. I was thinking if I did use a Pi I would always have the basic like it is now but have the option to upgrade for the full web access. Besides the cost and extra hardware this should run faster. The controller would only be sending the parameters like it currently does and then the webserver would be running everything. If the Pi was used all the logs would be stored on it obviously but then after years of data I'm sure trying to send it all to the web at once would have lag. If the data is stored on a websever using mySQL it will always be instant. All the log files will always be stored on the controller SD card so if the websever was moved and no database backup the log files could always be uploaded to the new database. But yeah user setup is the big downfall going this route.
I've also been thinking of using my own web hosting and adding a serial number to the controllers so there would be no setup required, only thing I don't know if I want that expense even though it wouldn't be too high.
I've also been thinking of using my own web hosting and adding a serial number to the controllers so there would be no setup required, only thing I don't know if I want that expense even though it wouldn't be too high.
