How to Host a WeeWX Weather Station Website
Choose between serving WeeWX reports yourself, uploading them to a web host, or using WeeWX to feed a managed weather website.
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Self-Hosting
Running your own weather server and software (WeeWX, CumulusMX, backups) and the real cost and upkeep of self-hosting a weather website.
Self-hosting means running the weather software yourself: WeeWX or CumulusMX on a Raspberry Pi or an old PC, a web server to publish the pages, and backups you remember to take. It is a fine hobby with a real cost in evenings, and the guides below are honest about both sides: what the software does well, what breaks, and what a machine in the cupboard actually costs over three years.
If you already run WeeWX or CumulusMX you do not have to choose. Pro Weather can read the same station in parallel, and it imports your existing archive, so the history you have collected comes with you instead of starting over.
Import Your WeeWX History Into Pro Weather
Pro Weather imports your WeeWX archive: years of records, parsed from weewx.sdb in your browser, in every weewx unit system, safe to re-run, nothing uploaded.
Read morePro Weather vs CumulusMX: Which Is Right for You?
A head-to-head comparison of Pro Weather and CumulusMX for putting your Davis weather station online, covering effort, control, hosting, and data retention.
Read morePro Weather vs WeeWX: Cloud vs Self-Hosted
How the fully hosted Pro Weather experience compares with self-hosting WeeWX for your Davis weather station, from reliability to cost to your time.
Read more5 Reasons Self-Hosted Weather Software Is a Pain
Running CumulusMX or WeeWX on a Raspberry Pi sounds fun until your SD card corrupts, your FTP stops working, or your history vanishes. Here is a better way.
Read moreWhy Your Weather Station Needs Automatic Data Backup
Weather data is irreplaceable. Here is why relying on a single SD card or the WeatherLink free plan is risky, and how to ensure your history stays safe.
Read moreCumulusMX vs WeeWX: Which Should You Use?
A practical comparison of CumulusMX and WeeWX, the two most popular free weather station programs, plus when it makes sense to skip the server entirely.
Read moreThe Hidden Costs of Running Your Own Weather Server
CumulusMX and WeeWX are free, but running your own weather server has hidden costs - hardware, electricity, hosting, and hours of your time.
Read moreBest Weather Station Software for a Personal Website (2026)
The best weather station software for a personal website in 2026: CumulusMX, WeeWX, Weather Display, WeatherLink, and the easiest fully hosted route.
Read moreWhy I Built Pro Weather Instead of Running WeeWX
Putting a Davis station online meant FTP uploads, Raspberry Pis, and history that vanished. So I built a hosted weather site that just works.
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