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Cloudlog

I have decided to change from using QRZ.com to Cloudlog as my primary logging software. The main reason for doing this is so that I own the database on my machine, rather than trusting it to someone else's server. It is installed on a Raspberry Pi - and that is where the database lives. Although this machine isn't on 24 hours/day, it is normally turned on when I'm doing anything related to amateur radio. If I need logging from a remote location (e.g. if I'm operating whilst on holiday), then I can leave the Pi running at home. I followed the installation instructions here:  https://github.com/magicbug/Cloudlog/wiki/Installation  - except that the resulting installation had a problem with php-xml until I changed from PHP 7.3 to PHP 7.4, i.e.: sudo apt-get install php7.4 php7.4-curl php7.4-mysql php7.4-mbstring php7.4-xml php7.4-openssl Why this should be is a mystery... but it worked for me! Next, I set my router's port forwarding so that incoming Port 80 points to ...