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
[email protected]

[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