dgadams/piaware repository overview

⁠Piaware Docker image

⁠Built for AMD64 (not raspberry pi)

⁠This image includes:

• dump1090-fa
  • built from flightaware sources.
  • only built with rtlsdr libraries.
• nginx web server
  • exposes ports 8080 http.
• piaware 11.1
  • built from flightaware source.

⁠Tags

• latest - Latest build uses a debian base image.
  • Latest is a muntzed version of the default package with unneeded libraries removed.
    • Current size is about 60 MB.
    • Project files: https://github.com/dgadams/piaware⁠

⁠Usually run using docker compose yml file:

name: piaware
services:
  piaware:
    container_name: piaware
    image: dgadams/piaware:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    init: true
    ports:
      - 8080:8080
    devices:
      - /dev/bus/usb
    environment:
      FEEDER_ID: "your feeder id here"
      RECEIVER_LON: "your longitude"
      RECEIVER_LAT: "your latitude"
      JSON_LOCATION_ACCURACY: 2 

⁠How I run the container

I'm currently running piaware on an amd64 Dell Wyse 3040 I got surplus. I run docker on alpine linux for size, but debian works just as well. The applications easily runs in the 2GB of RAM and 8GB of emmc disk that comes with the 3040.

⁠Notes

Important: UDEV rules must be set up on the docker host to grant read/write permissions to the flightware USB stick!

(Note to Self) The piaware application uses both dpkg* and netstat commands which live in /usr/bin.

⁠Acknowledgements

• Thanks to Flightaware for providing the original files.