Docker Flighttracker

Attention!

This project is slowly being replaced by my new project flighttrackr. Many images can already be found there.

Supported architectures

• linux/amd64
• linux/arm/v6
• linux/arm/v7
• linux/arm64
• linux/386

Tested on

• Raspberry Pi 4B
• Raspberry Pi 3B
• Raspberry Pi Zero W (dump1090 runs well, fr24feed is not particularly stable)

Tested adapters

• Should work with every RTL-SDR dongle
• 0bda:2838 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL2838 DVB-T

Used software

Encoders and more

• readsb
• dump1090
• dump978

Feeders

• fr24feed
• planefinder
• adsb2influx (own fork, only for InfluxDB 2.0)
• mlat-client

Utilities

• uat2esnt

Additional software

• Alpine Linux
• OpenStreetMap
• Font Awesome
• Leaflet

Run with docker-compose

Usage

1. Download docker-compose.dump1090.yml or docker-compose.readsb.yml
2. Rename the downloaded file to docker-compose.yml
3. Edit docker-compose.yml and set services, ports and environment variables
4. ???
5. Profit!

Commands

Description	Command
Start containers	docker-compose up -d
Stop containers	docker-compose down
Pull images	docker-compose pull
See logs	docker-compose logs -f

Image "readsb"

Environment variables

See ENV-lines in Dockerfile.

docker run

docker run \
  -it --rm \
  --device=/dev/bus/usb:/dev/bus/usb \
  flighttracker/readsb:latest

Image "readsb-web"

readsb-web is only compatible with readsb.

Environment variables

Environment variable	Default	Description
READSB_HOST	readsb	readsb Host
READSB_PORT	8042	readsb API Port
PAGE_TITLE	Flighttracker Web Light	Page title
REFRESH_RATE	250	Data refresh rate in ms
CENTER_LAT	45.0	Map center latitude
CENTER_LNG	9.0	Map center longitude
CENTER_RANGE	500	Map range in nm

docker run

docker run \
  -it --rm \
  -p 80:80 \
  -e CENTER_LAT=REPLACE \
  -e CENTER_LNG=REPLACE \
  -e CENTER_RANGE=REPLACE \
  flighttracker/readsb-web:latest

Image "dump1090"

Environment variables

Environment variable	Default	Description
TITLE	dump1090	Page title
GMAP_STYLE	old	Map style old/new
GMAP_CENTER_LAT	45.0	Map center latitude
GMAP_CENTER_LNG	9.0	Map center longitude

docker run

docker run \
  -it --rm \
  -p 8080:8080 \
  --device=/dev/bus/usb:/dev/bus/usb \
  -e GMAP_STYLE=new \
  -e GMAP_CENTER_LAT=45.0 \
  -e GMAP_CENTER_LNG=9.0 \
  flighttracker/dump1090:latest

Image "dump978"

Warning

dump978 is currently not supported due to unexplained problems building Docker images.

Environment variables

See ENV-lines in Dockerfile.

docker run

docker run \
  -it --rm \
  -p 30002:30002 \
  --device=/dev/bus/usb:/dev/bus/usb \
  flighttracker/dump978:latest

Image "uat2esnt"

uat2esnt is only compatible with dump978.

Environment variables

Environment variable	Default	Description
DUMP978_HOST	dump978	dump978 host
DUMP978_PORT	30002	dump978 port
OUTPUT_PORT	30002	Output port

docker run

docker run \
  -it --rm \
  -p 30002:30002 \
  flighttracker/uat2esnt:latest

Image "mlat-client"

Environment variables

Environment variable	Default	Description
INPUT_TYPE	auto	Input type: auto, dump1090, beast, radarcape_12mhz, radarcape_gps, radarcape, sbs, avrmlat
INPUT_CONNECT_HOST		Input host to connect to for Mode S traffic
INPUT_CONNECT_PORT	30002	Input port to connect to for Mode S traffic
RESULTS		<protocol>,connect,<host:port> or <protocol>,listen,<port> Protocol: basestation, ext_basestation, beast
NO_ANON_RESULTS	no	No results for anonymized aircraft: yes, no
NO_MODEAC_RESULTS	no	No results for Mode A/C tracks: yes, no
LAT		Latitude of receiver
LON		Longitude of receiver
ALT		Altitude of receiver (in m or ft)
PRIVACY	no	Sets the privacy flag for this receiver: yes, no
USER		User information to give to the server
SERVER_HOST	feed.adsbexchange.com	Host of the multilateration server to connect to
SERVER_PORT	31090	Port of the multilateration server to connect to
NO_UDP	no	Don't offer to use UDP transport for sync/mlat messages: yes, no
LOG_TIMESTAMPS	no	Print timestamps in logging output: yes, no

docker run

docker run \
  -it --rm \
  -e INPUT_CONNECT_HOST=readsb \
  -e INPUT_CONNECT_PORT=30002 \
  -e LAT= \
  -e LON= \
  -e ALT= \
  -e USER= \
  flighttracker/mlat-client:latest

Image "fr24feed"

fr24feed is compatible with dump1090 and readsb.

Environment variables

Environment variable	Default	Description
SHARING_KEY		Flightradar24 sharing key
DUMP1090_HOST	dump1090:30002	dump1090 Host:Port
RECEIVER	avr-tcp	Receiver type
BS	no	BS
RAW	no	RAW
LOGMODE	0	Logging mode
WINDOWMODE	0	Window mode
MPX	no	MPX
MLAT	yes	MLAT
MLAT_WITHOUT_GPS	yes	MLAT without GPS

docker run

docker run \
  -it --rm \
  -p 8754:8754 \
  -e SHARING_KEY=REPLACE \
  -e DUMP1090_HOST=dump1090:30002 \
  flighttracker/fr24feed:latest

Image "pfclient"

pfclient is compatible with dump1090 and readsb.

Environment variables

Environment variable	Default	Description
SHARING_KEY		Planefinder sharing key
DUMP1090_HOST	dump1090	dump1090 Host
DUMP1090_PORT	30002	dump1090 Port
LAT		Latitude of receiver
LON		Longitude of receiver

docker run

docker run \
  -it --rm \
  -p 30053:30053 \
  -e SHARING_KEY=REPLACE \
  -e DUMP1090_HOST=dump1090 \
  -e DUMP1090_PORT=30002 \
  -e LAT=REPLACE \
  -e LON=REPLACE \
  flighttracker/pfclient:latest

Image "adsb2influx"

adsb2influx is compatible with dump1090 and readsb.

Environment variables

Environment variable	Default	Description
DUMP1090_HOST	dump1090	dump1090 Host
DUMP1090_PORT	30003	dump1090 Port
INFLUX_URL		InfluxDB URL
INFLUX_TOKEN		InfluxDB API token
INFLUX_ORG		InfluxDB organisation
INFLUX_BUCKET	adsb	InfluxDB bucket
INFLUX_MEASUREMENT	messages	InfluxDB measurement
SEND_INTERVAL	60	Data send interval (sec)

docker run

docker run \
  -it --rm \
  -e DUMP1090_HOST=dump1090 \
  -e DUMP1090_PORT=30003 \
  -e INFLUX_URL= \
  -e INFLUX_TOKEN= \
  -e INFLUX_ORG= \
  -e INFLUX_BUCKET=adsb \
  -e SEND_INTERVAL=60 \
  flighttracker/adsb2influx:latest