Installation problem of WebODM with github-method

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Hi @all!

I hope someone can help me:

I tried to install WebODM with github and followed instructions from this site): GitHub - OpenDroneMap/WebODM: User-friendly, commercial-grade software for processing aerial imagery. 🛩

Now I´m stuck after the command: git clone GitHub - OpenDroneMap/WebODM: User-friendly, commercial-grade software for processing aerial imagery. 🛩 --config core.autocrlf=input --depth 1 (this command seems to work as it downloaded some stuff)

Then I can go to the directory with cd WebODM, everything fine.
But then I use the following command:

webodm.sh start

and a small window (looks like cmd window) opens but closes immediatedly. So, I´m not really downloading the WebODM software. I saw in different videos that it would take some time to download that stuff and at the end there is a congratulation message and the tip to browse to localhost:8000. That is not case on my PC (Windows 11, 64bit, 16GB RAM, 8GB VRAM)

I also followed the steps before: Python, Git and Docker Desktop is installed.

Is there a problem with Windows 11?
Do I have to check some rights?

There is no error message or something else I could show you. I hope my description will help to find the failure here.

Thanks in advance for any help!!

Greetings,

Marc

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Make sure docker is running (or docker for windows) before trying to start webodm. Not sure if that’s what happened, but it’s one of the things that will cause the symptom I quoted

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Hi Cronix,

docker was running. I was also able to implement an “hello docker”-build via cmd. But somehow the command “webodm.sh start” makes problems. I also can´t see that build in docker but a folder under my user was created… Would be nice if I can find a solution and maybe the description needs to be updated. Somehow I have a feeling it is because of Win11… ?

Thanks and kind regards,

Marc

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You’re missing the ./ in front of webodm.sh:

./webodm.sh start

Not:

webodm.sh start

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Hi Pierotofy,

I thought this is when I use a MacOS… Anyway I tried it and the cmd tells me the command is not found.

I´m still struggling to get this software running.

Is there somewhere a folder i could download and just copy to the right place instead of installing it through cmd?

Kind regards,

Marc

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If you’re getting that error, you’re probably not using git-bash as the instructions mention. Don’t use cmd/powershell.

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Hi Pierotofy,

that was the solution! I always tried cmd… stupid me, did not read careful enough, sorry.

Thanks so much for your help!

Kind regards,
Marc

Ticket can be closed.

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