Run on startup

[QuagmireMan]

I am trying to have the mqtt.py run on startup. I added python /home/openhabian/broadlink-mqtt/mqtt.py & to rc.local, but it did not seem to trigger the script.

I also get errors when trying to execute mqtt.py from node red.
Traceback (most recent call last): File "mqtt.py", line 3, in <module> import paho.mqtt.client as paho # pip install paho-mqttImportError: No module named paho.mqtt.client

I assume that has to do with the way paho was installed and it can't find the module... but I haven't figured that out either. I am assuming they might be related.

Is it something simple I am missing?

[eschava]

Maybe startup script runs mqtt.py under the root user while paho-mqtt library is installed for regular user? Please try to execute sude pip install paho-mqtt

[QuagmireMan]

Installed it with sudo, and I am still having the same issue.

If I run with python3 i get File "/home/openhabian/broadlink-mqtt/mqtt.py", line 67 except Exception, e: ^SyntaxError: invalid syntax

[QuagmireMan]

Well, it looks like i needed to install broadlink with sudo and it fixed the problem. sudo pip install paho-mqtt broadlink

Thank you for the help!

[pabloreadi]

hello, I'm windows user and I run on startup mqtt.py and it's ok. I need to know if mqtt.py can run like a service?

[eschava]

Sorry, I have no experience with Windows services. Somebody on the StackOverflow suggested using http://nssm.cc/ for managing user services Could you please try it and tell if it helps

[pabloreadi]

I tried it and it's works fine!! I use Windows 10, then I downloaded the last version,

• I must ran cmd like an administrator
• nssm install servicename
• then in edit windows: path: C:\Python27\python.exe Startup directory: directory where is mqtt.py Arguments: mqtt.py then save
• then again in cmd nssm set mqttpy appnoconsole 1

You have mqtt.py like a service, and you can see it in your Services.

[VincentSC]

For documentation

sudo pip install paho-mqtt broadlink

sudo nano /lib/systemd/system/broadlink-mqtt.service

[Unit]
Description=Broadlink MQTT Service
After=multi-user.target
Conflicts=getty@tty1.service

[Service] Type=simple ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /home/pi/broadlink-mqtt/mqtt.py StandardInput=tty-force

[Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target

> sudo systemctl daemon-reload
> sudo systemctl start broadlink-mqtt.service
> sudo systemctl status broadlink-mqtt.service