inodes/rtlsdr-pfclient repository overview

⁠References:

https://planefinder.net/sharing/client⁠ http://client.planefinder.net/pfclient-pi-install.pdf⁠ https://hub.docker.com/r/sysrun/rpi-kalibrate/⁠

⁠Repository:

https://bitbucket.org/inodes/docker-rtlsdr-pfclient.git⁠

⁠Minimum Requirements:

• Raspberry Pi 2
• RTL-SDR Dongle⁠
• Hypriot OS with Docker installed⁠

⁠Create Flightradar 24 account:

1. $ docker pull inodes/rtlsdr-fr24feed
2. $ docker run -it inodes/rtlsdr-fr24feed --signup

⁠Create Planefinder sharecode:

1. $ docker run -it --device=/dev/bus/usb -p 30053:30053 inodes/rtlsdr-pfclient
2. open http://<your_pi_ip>:30053 and enter your details. Note the sharecode provided.

⁠Instructions for a combination dump1090 + Flightaware + Flightradar 24 + Planefinder:

1. Install Hypriot OS⁠ on RPI via this blog⁠
2. Blacklist the RLT-SDR⁠ driver by adding your specific device (some valid examples provided below - only one is required) to a config file xyz.conf within /etc/modprobe.d/.

blacklist dvb_usb_rtl28xxu
blacklist e4000
blacklist rtl2832

1. Make a directory to store your Docker files and clone my repo

$ mkdir Docker
$ cd Docker
$ git clone https://bitbucket.org/inodes/docker-rtlsdr-fr24feed.git
$ cd docker-rtlsdr-fr24feed

1. Move the example docker-compose.yml_suggestion file to docker-compose.yml and make edits to make it your own changing a) Latitude and Longitude (e.g. Sydney, Australia -33.7968 150.7823) b) PPM (To determine this refer to Docker container sysrun/rpi-kalibrate) c) Username and Password (for Flightaware) d) MAC Address of container (this can be anything your would like) e) FR24 Key from the sign up procedure above (or an old key you have sourced previously) f) Planefinder sharecode from sign up procedure above (or an old sharecode your sourced previously)
2. Run docker-compose up to prepare (followed by patience)
3. Once completed run docker-compose start to start
4. Refer to Flightaware stats⁠ and http://IP_of_RPI:8080
5. Refer to Flightradar config using http://IP_of_RPI:8754

This will provide access to:

• $89/month account with Flightaware for free.
• Free access to to Flightradar 24 premium.
• Fuzzy feeling for providing to Planefinder

⁠Why run dump1090 and piaware together?

At present cannot seem to get both applications working using links due to piaware always assuming localhost for port 30005.

⁠Web interfaces

• http://IP_of_RPI:8080 - Web interface for Dump 1090
• http://IP_of_RPI:8754 - Web interface for Flightradar 24
• http://IP_of_RPI:30053 - Web interface for Planefinder

⁠Thanks and Inspiration come from Frederik Granna's blog:

http://www.sysrun.io/2015/11/12/raspberry-pi-docker-rtl-sdr/⁠ https://hub.docker.com/u/sysrun/⁠