rlkoshak
(Rich Koshak)
January 28, 2017, 4:33pm
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If you want some control over charts I recommend Influxdb+Gradana . You have full control over how the charts look and can include them in sitemaps (basicui, classic UI, phone apps) or Habpanel.
Habpanel itself has a good charting capability.
See the following for hire to set up persistence:
http://docs.openhab.org/configuration/persistence.html
And this posting for how to use and manage multiple persistence engines since each is better suited for different things.
Edit: Updated for OH 4
See Design Pattern: What is a Design Pattern and How Do I Use Them for an explanation of what a DP is and how to use them.
Problem Statement
There are several reasons why a home automation enthusiast would want to use openHAB persistence: charting, using historical Item states in rules logic, restore previous values on openHAB restart, detailed analysis, access to the data with external tools, etc.
By default, a persistence add-on will implement a default strategy which…