The ADS-B Feeder Project ✈️

This repository contains a set of bash scripts and files which can be used to setup an ADS-B feeder on a clean installation of a Debian derived operating system. The scripts are executed in order by the main install script depending on the installation options choosen by the user.

Obtaining And Using This Software

For new installations...

sudo apt-get install git
cd ~/
git clone https://github.com/jprochazka/adsb-feeder.git
cd ~/adsb-feeder
chmod +x install.sh
./install.sh

Please refer to the project wiki for more ways to customize your installation.
https://github.com/jprochazka/adsb-feeder/wiki

Updating existing installations...

If updating an installation created before January 28th, 2016...
Due to the fact the portal was entirly overhauled after the above date you should first backup then delete all files contained in the /var/www/html directory before fetching and running the latest version. Fresh installations and installations created using these files after the above date can disregard the above notice.

cd ~/adsb-feeder
git fetch --all
git reset --hard origin/master
./install.sh

What Can Be Installed

At this time the following software can be installed using these scripts.

Decoders

• Dump1090 (mutability): https://github.com/mutability/dump1090
• Dump978: https://github.com/mutability/dump978

Site Feeders

• FlightAware's PiAware: http://flightaware.com
• Plane Finder ADS-B Client: https://planefinder.net
• ADS-B Exchange: http://adsbexchange.com

Web Portal Features

• Control what is displayed online via a web based administration area.
• A more uniform website site layout that can be easily navigated.
• Web accessable dump1090 and system performance graphs.
• A web accessable live dump1090 map.
• A web accessable live dump978 map.
• A blog which can be used to share your plane tracking experiences with others.

Supported Operating Systems

The scripts and packages have been tested on the following operating systems.

• Raspbian Jessie
• Raspbian Jessie Lite
• Debian 8.0 Jessie
• Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet
• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Trusty Tahr

Dump978 Notes

In order to utilize dump978 a second RTL-SDR device is required.

It is important to review the dump978 wiki page before installation.
https://github.com/jprochazka/adsb-feeder/wiki/Configuring-Dump978