A simple self-hosted weather app is still hard to find
Checking basic weather is becoming harder in some places. A widely used weather app is blocked behind cookie consent with no clear way to refuse, and there is concern that identity checks may come next.
The goal is a simple weather app that can run on a personal server. Several options have been tested, but no working Docker app has been found.
The fish906 weather app came close, but it appears outdated because it sends a wrong or slightly changed link in its call, so it fails. The need is not a complex , just a reliable way to check the weather from a setup.
Key points
- Cookie consent blocks access to a commonly used weather app with no clear refusal path.
- The desired tool is a simple weather app that runs on a personal server.
- Several Docker options were checked, but none worked well enough.
- The fish906 weather app failed because its link appears wrong or outdated.
- A good choice should have a maintained codebase and a reliable weather data source.