Ubuntu Server 20.04 SetUP

[LPMA29]

Hello there I am new feeder,

I have a fresh ubuntu server installation done in one x64 computer and the gear I have is a Nooelec NESDR SMArt v4 SDR - Premium RTL-SDR and one ADSB antenna.
However I have no clue how to configure it for my stream to FR24. I already have a sharing key.
Can please someone help me how to start streaming? Provide me with the codes to insert in the terminal would be ideal.

I've tried to download the file at FR24 for amd64 computers but I am not sure if I ran that directly that it will recognise the RTL and if that file already included dump1090 or not.

Thank you a lot in advance!

[abcd567]

The amd64 version of fr24feed does NOT install dump1090-mutability. You have to yourself install a decoder (dump1090-mutability OR dump1090-fa OR ModeSDeco2)

1. Install Dump1090-mutability

sudo apt install dump1090-mutability

sudo usermod -a -G plugdev dump1090  

sudo dpkg-reconfigure dump1090-mutability

sudo systemctl restart dump1090-mutability

2. Install Flightradar24 Feeder

2.1 - Issue following two commands to download and install fr24feed’s deb package for amd64 architecture:

wget https://repo-feed.flightradar24.com/linux_x86_64_binaries/fr24feed_1.0.25-3_amd64.deb  

sudo dpkg -i fr24feed_1.0.25-3_amd64.deb

2.2 - CONFIGURE

CASE (a): If you have a sharing key:

sudo nano /etc/fr24feed.ini

Above command will open a file with following entries

bs=yes
raw=yes
mlat="yes"
mlat-without-gps="yes"

Add following lines to the file fr24feed.ini (replace xxxxxxxxxxx by your actual sharing key).

receiver="beast-tcp"
host="127.0.0.1:30005"
fr24key="xxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

Save file (Ctrl+o) and close (Ctrl+x)

Restart fr24feed

sudo systemctl restart fr24feed

CASE (b): If you do NOT have a sharing key:

Signup using following command and provide your details such as email, latitude, longitude etc

sudo fr24feed --signup

sudo systemctl restart fr24feed

[LPMA29]

Everything appears to be working now.
However I keep receiving this message

error | write - missing monitor file pointer

And should I choose

receiver="beast-tcp"

if I have a simple Nooelec NESDR SMArt v4 SDR. Shouldn't it be DVBT?

[abcd567]

However I keep receiving this message

error | write - missing monitor file pointer

This message is received if you start fr24feed by following command

fr24feed

You must have got following message at start. This message does not repeat and that is why you missed it.

Could not open /var/log/fr24feed/fr24feed.log for writing!

The reason is that the log file's owner is user fr24 and only that user (or a superuser) can write to it.

ls -l  /var/log/fr24feed/fr24feed.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 fr24 fr24  /var/log/fr24feed/fr24feed.log

Run it as superuser by using following command and this error will disappear

sudo fr24feed

WHY YOU WANT TO RUN fr24feed MANUALLY? It gets started by systemd at boot.
If anytime you want to start/stop/restart it, use following commands

sudo systemctl stop fr24feed
sudo systemctl start fr24feed
sudo systemctl restart fr24feed  
sudo systemctl status fr24feed  

And should I choose if I have a simple Nooelec NESDR SMArt v4 SDR. Shouldn't it be DVBT?

Using setting "receiver=DVBT" results in forcing fr24feed to ignore data output from any existing decoder, and install a fr24feed controlled version of dump1090-mutability. Unfortunately with amd64 version, the installation script for dump1090-mutability fails. As a result you have a non working system.

You can use either of the following two settings. I prefer to use the first one.

Setting-1
receiver="beast-tcp"
host="127.0.0.1:30005"

Setting-2
receiver="avr-tcp"
host="127.0.0.1:30002"

[LPMA29]

Thank you very much for your help so far!

[LPMA29]

The amd64 version of fr24feed does NOT install dump1090-mutability. You have to yourself install a decoder (dump1090-mutability OR dump1090-fa OR ModeSDeco2)

1. Install Dump1090-mutability

sudo apt install dump1090-mutability

sudo usermod -a -G plugdev dump1090

sudo dpkg-reconfigure dump1090-mutability

sudo systemctl restart dump1090-mutability

2. Install Flightradar24 Feeder

2.1 - Issue following two commands to download and install fr24feed’s deb package for amd64 architecture:

wget https://repo-feed.flightradar24.com/linux_x86_64_binaries/fr24feed_1.0.25-3_amd64.deb

sudo dpkg -i fr24feed_1.0.25-3_amd64.deb

2.2 - CONFIGURE

CASE (a): If you have a sharing key:

sudo nano /etc/fr24feed.ini

Above command will open a file with following entries

bs=yes
raw=yes
mlat="yes"
mlat-without-gps="yes"

Add following lines to the file fr24feed.ini (replace xxxxxxxxxxx by your actual sharing key).

receiver="beast-tcp"
host="127.0.0.1:30005"
fr24key="xxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

Save file (Ctrl+o) and close (Ctrl+x)

Restart fr24feed

sudo systemctl restart fr24feed

CASE (b): If you do NOT have a sharing key:

Signup using following command and provide your details such as email, latitude, longitude etc

sudo fr24feed --signup

sudo systemctl restart fr24feed

My dump1090 does not start by it self I don't know why. Any help?
When I do

sudo systemctl status dump1090-mutability

it shows as running however it does not show up in

htop

Also the web interface doesn't show any aircraft even when I start it manually.

Any idea to fix these?
Kind regards

[abcd567]

Please post output of following command:

sudo systemctl status dump1090-mutability  

[LPMA29]

It was very strange I did

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get upgrade

also

sudo systemctl status dump1090-mutability

and finally a complete reboot and it worked out.

Thank you!

[lujoki]

Does it need to be Ubuntu Server, or will Desktop suffice?