I can’t open or Edit Mimic Files.

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  • February 6, 2026 at 2:11 pm #17619
    John_Devan_2929
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    I’m trying to run Rapid SCADA on a Linux VM for testing (instead of Docker). After installation and configuration, I obtained the computer code and a trial key for Extra Components.

    The reason I’m running RapidSCADA in a Linux VM instead of using native Windows is to simulate the server my company uses; in this case, they use Linux instead of Windows.

    However, I’m troubleshooting Rapid SCADA v6 Web on Linux (Kestrel on port 10008) and I can’t open or edit any Mimic (.mim) files using the Mimic Editor plugin.

    Main issue:
    Whenever I try to open a .mim file in Mimic Editor, it fails with:
    “Error loading mimic: Project not found for the mimic.”
    In one attempt (after other changes), I also got:
    “Could not find a part of the path ‘/opt/scada/ScadaWeb/HelloWorld’.”

    Environment:
    Linux VM (Ubuntu/Xubuntu), Rapid SCADA installed under /opt/scada
    Webstation reachable at http://IPadress:10008/
    Logged in as admin, and the Mimic Editor pages load (MimicList, etc.)

    What I did / what I observed:
    Confirmed plugins are enabled
    In /opt/scada/ScadaWeb/config/ScadaWebConfig.xml I have:
    PlgMimic
    PlgMimicEditor
    PlgMimExtraComp
    (and other default plugins)
    Checked Mimic Editor config
    /opt/scada/ScadaWeb/config/PlgMimicEditor.xml contains:
    <StorageDir>/opt/scada/Views</StorageDir>

    I also tested changing StorageDir to /opt/scada/ScadaWeb/storage just to see if anything changed, but it didn’t help (that folder only contains StatsID.txt and XmlRepository).

    Created mimics in Administrator:
    In Administrator (Windows), project HelloWorld, I created .mim files (e.g., NewFile.mim) and deployed the configuration.
    Verified the file exists on Linux
    The file is present on the server:
    /opt/scada/Views/HelloWorld/NewFile.mim
    (I also tried other placements and filenames.)
    Tried every “Open Mimic” path format
    In the Mimic Editor “Open Mimic” box I tried:

    – absolute paths like /opt/scada/Views/HelloWorld/NewFile.mim
    – relative paths like HelloWorld/NewFile.mim
    – subfolders like HelloWorld/Views/NewFile.mim

    No combination opens the file; it always reports “Project not found for the mimic” (or “path not found”).
    Tried creating directories that look like “project roots”
    Because the error mentions a project, I searched for any “Projects” folder or project manifest on Linux, but couldn’t find anything like that:
    find /opt/scada -iname “*project*” only showed /opt/scada/Project.txt and some language XML files.

    I also tried creating:
    /opt/scada/Projects/HelloWorld/Views
    and copying view files there, but it didn’t change the behavior.
    Storage / ActiveStorage change attempt

    In /opt/scada/Config/ScadaInstanceConfig.xml I saw:
    “<ActiveStorage>FileStorage</ActiveStorage>”
    Under FileStorage: <ViewAvailable>false</ViewAvailable>
    I tried switching to PostgreSqlStorage temporarily, but Webstation stopped working (500 errors / connection refused), so I reverted.

    Web behavior / network traces
    /MimicEditor/MimicList loads fine (HTTP 200).
    The editor page loads, but opening the mimic triggers the error banner and the canvas never loads…

    Request
    Could someone please advise what I might be missing? I also watched the tutorial video (works on Windows):
    https://youtu.be/yywiPxFYPMU?si=zBSrI4LQZZkBZ-7y

    My setup appears identical, except I’m running on Linux.

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