TeslaMate [megathread]

[init6]

Yes, I do.

I did a bit more fiddling around with the.yml file, then tried to reboot and the Pi won't work at all now. Get a "Panic" on bootup. So at the moment I've got a £50 paperweight!

Rebuild the SD card and then check that the time is correct on the PI before setting up docker etc.

 

[init6]

Also add your comments to that thread on Teslamate - the more the merrier.

 

[pkeller]

Keep an eye on this one...

FATAL: database "teslamate" does not exist. Clock issue or? · teslamate-org teslamate · Discussion #2053

Hello all! EDIT: Forgot to add something important - this is using the Docker install: https://docs.teslamate.org/docs/installation/docker I cannot get a new installation to run correctly. Going to...

github.com

Thanks for pointing this one out but I am not too hopeful as there has been no response for 11 days. At least we know that there are three of us with the same problem. I doubt that we all made the same mistake so it looks like something changed in the setup files on the Teslamate site or in the Pi OS.

Appreciate your (init6 & Bobly) time and efforts to try and help to solve this.

 

[thinger]

Thanks for pointing this one out but I am not too hopeful as there has been no response for 11 days. At least we know that there are three of us with the same problem. I doubt that we all made the same mistake so it looks like something changed in the setup files on the Teslamate site or in the Pi OS.

Appreciate your (init6 & Bobly) time and efforts to try and help to solve this.

You are using normal Rasperry PI with their Debian image or Ubuntu?
First you installed all those stuff what Docker needs?
Then made folder like teslamate -> Copy Paste docker config there and save it?
Then run command as sudo docker-compose up -d?

 

[pkeller]

You are using normal Rasperry PI with their Debian image or Ubuntu?
First you installed all those stuff what Docker needs?
Then made folder like teslamate -> Copy Paste docker config there and save it?
Then run command as sudo docker-compose up -d?

Yup. A virgin build. Load OS on an SD card, boot Pi, load newest Rasbian OS.
Loaded docker. Docker seems to be OK since running the Hello-world is happy.
Made ~/Docker/Teslamate directory
Copied docker-compose.yml (I assume this is what you refered to as the docker config file?) from the Teslamate web site into the Teslamate directory docker-compose.yml
Did NOT run as SUDO. Tried SUDO and no change. I tried both with and without POOL_SIZE. Neither case created the Teslamate WEB page. Both cases created the Grafana web page.

 

[init6]

Thanks for pointing this one out but I am not too hopeful as there has been no response for 11 days. At least we know that there are three of us with the same problem. I doubt that we all made the same mistake so it looks like something changed in the setup files on the Teslamate site or in the Pi OS.

Appreciate your (init6 & Bobly) time and efforts to try and help to solve this.

Raise it as an issue on the Github page and point to that discussion.

 

[JonMu]

Hello @philpkeller! Thank you for the heads up! Looks like we are in the same boat (electric boat?)

FATAL: database "teslamate" does not exist. Clock issue or? · teslamate-org teslamate · Discussion #2053

Hello all! EDIT: Forgot to add something important - this is using the Docker install: https://docs.teslamate.org/docs/installation/docker I cannot get a new installation to run correctly. Going to...

github.com

 

[JonMu]

doesn't look like the docs have been updated in a while, so should be the same

This was the hint I needed! (THANK YOU!) The docs have changed! I originally started Teslamate back in 2020 and all worked as expected. But when I rebuilt recently then I had problems!

See this GitHub page AND pay attention to the embedded note:

Update sample docker-compose configs · teslamate-org/teslamate@0831124

A self-hosted data logger for your Tesla 🚘. Contribute to teslamate-org/teslamate development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

Bingo!

I changed my docker-compose.yml from image: postgres:13 to image: postgres:12, then I deleted everything docker, and started from near scratch. No more error! I haven't finished testing to make sure it really works, but it has promise!

Please read through how to clean out the existing Docker. (You don't need to use these instructions)

How to Do a Clean Restart of a Docker Instance

And make sure you understand is being done.

Here is what I did:

docker-compose down
docker ps -a # see what exists
docker rm -f $(docker ps -a -q) # delete it!
docker volume ls # see what volumes exist
docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -q) # delete it!
docker-compose pull
docker-compose up -d

 

[TJ63]

I'll try that if I can get the Pi to respond. It's not putting any video out now, or my connecting lead has given up the ghost.

 

[init6]

I'll try that if I can get the Pi to respond. It's not putting any video out now, or my connecting lead has given up the ghost.

I'm sure in the recent searching I found an article on how to set up without video. Let me see if I can find it.

Edit: How to Set Up a Headless Raspberry Pi, Without Ever Attaching a Monitor

 

[TJ63]

Thanks for that. I've managed to set it up using SSH.

The URL is responding now (after a reboot), asking me to login. Then it says Recaptcha is required. What the heck does that mean?

EDIT: Sorted now. I found out how to get a API token. Nothing's simple is it?

 

[pkeller]

This was the hint I needed! (THANK YOU!) The docs have changed! I originally started Teslamate back in 2020 and all worked as expected. But when I rebuilt recently then I had problems!

See this GitHub page AND pay attention to the embedded note:

Update sample docker-compose configs · teslamate-org/teslamate@0831124

A self-hosted data logger for your Tesla 🚘. Contribute to teslamate-org/teslamate development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

View attachment 724935

Bingo!

I changed my docker-compose.yml from image: postgres:13 to image: postgres:12, then I deleted everything docker, and started from near scratch. No more error! I haven't finished testing to make sure it really works, but it has promise!

Please read through how to clean out the existing Docker. (You don't need to use these instructions)

How to Do a Clean Restart of a Docker Instance

And make sure you understand is being done.

Here is what I did:

docker-compose down
docker ps -a # see what exists
docker rm -f $(docker ps -a -q) # delete it!
docker volume ls # see what volumes exist
docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -q) # delete it!
docker-compose pull
docker-compose up -d

Thanks for the pointer and information. I'll give it a try later today do to family obligations :-} .

 

[pkeller]

Thanks for that. I've managed to set it up using SSH.

The URL is responding now (after a reboot), asking me to login. Then it says Recaptcha is required. What the heck does that mean?

EDIT: Sorted now. I found out how to get a API token. Nothing's simple is it?

What was the problem and solution? I hope to be testing the solution later today and thought I would ask, just in case.

 

[init6]

What was the problem and solution? I hope to be testing the solution later today and thought I would ask, just in case.

I think you just need to change the Postgres version from 13 to 12. Need to do a bit of clearing out of the old db from docker if you're not rebuilding.

This was the hint I needed! (THANK YOU!) The docs have changed! I originally started Teslamate back in 2020 and all worked as expected. But when I rebuilt recently then I had problems!

See this GitHub page AND pay attention to the embedded note:

Update sample docker-compose configs · teslamate-org/teslamate@0831124

A self-hosted data logger for your Tesla 🚘. Contribute to teslamate-org/teslamate development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

View attachment 724935

Bingo!

I changed my docker-compose.yml from image: postgres:13 to image: postgres:12, then I deleted everything docker, and started from near scratch. No more error! I haven't finished testing to make sure it really works, but it has promise!

Please read through how to clean out the existing Docker. (You don't need to use these instructions)

How to Do a Clean Restart of a Docker Instance

And make sure you understand is being done.

Here is what I did:

docker-compose down
docker ps -a # see what exists
docker rm -f $(docker ps -a -q) # delete it!
docker volume ls # see what volumes exist
docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -q) # delete it!
docker-compose pull
docker-compose up -d

 

[LUXY]

having teh same issue..... garafana 3000 loading up but teslamate not on port 4000

checked and deffo running postgres 12

 

[LUXY]

pretty straight forward install but nothing on port 4000

 

[LUXY]

I will login with Access Tokens once the car arrives as I heard you need to login this way...

 

[init6]

I will login with Access Tokens once the car arrives as I heard you need to login this way...

Yes, although not listed as a pre-requisite in the docs, a Tesla is required to use Teslamate

 

[pkeller]

Thanks for that. I've managed to set it up using SSH.

The URL is responding now (after a reboot), asking me to login. Then it says Recaptcha is required. What the heck does that mean?

EDIT: Sorted now. I found out how to get a API token. Nothing's simple is it?

Can you share what you learned about getting the API token? I made it past the Teslamate WEB failure and now I'm fighting the Recaptcha error.

Tried a couple of different Token Generators, they failed saying that Tesla did not respond properly. Going to the Tesla web site and logging into my account with the same email and password worked fine.

 

[pkeller]

This was the hint I needed! (THANK YOU!) The docs have changed! I originally started Teslamate back in 2020 and all worked as expected. But when I rebuilt recently then I had problems!

See this GitHub page AND pay attention to the embedded note:

Update sample docker-compose configs · teslamate-org/teslamate@0831124

A self-hosted data logger for your Tesla 🚘. Contribute to teslamate-org/teslamate development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

View attachment 724935

Bingo!

I changed my docker-compose.yml from image: postgres:13 to image: postgres:12, then I deleted everything docker, and started from near scratch. No more error! I haven't finished testing to make sure it really works, but it has promise!

Please read through how to clean out the existing Docker. (You don't need to use these instructions)

How to Do a Clean Restart of a Docker Instance

And make sure you understand is being done.

Here is what I did:

docker-compose down
docker ps -a # see what exists
docker rm -f $(docker ps -a -q) # delete it!
docker volume ls # see what volumes exist
docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -q) # delete it!
docker-compose pull
docker-compose up -d

Worked great. Thanks for posting. I did the full uninstall of the teslamate database (as you've shown above), modified the docker-compose.yml (database: section) as suggested and reloaded teslamate. Bumped into the Recaptcha error but I finally found a token generator that worked so I'm in. Now the next hurdle is to learn how to use the tool.