Make sure that you meet the hardware requirements if you plan to install your own Flarmradar server. There are server software packages available for Debian-based Systems (Debian, Ubuntu and derived friends). Other distributions must install the zip-files available for download.

Software Installation & Testing

1. Download the client package from http://www.flarmradar.ch/public/dist/server/pkg/

$ wget http://www.flarmradar.ch/public/dist/server/pkg/flarmradar_<version>_all.deb

2. Install the package

$ sudo -i dpkg -i flarmradar_<version>_all.deb

The package creates a new user 'flarm' which owns the Flarmradar server process and files.

3. Start the server

$ sudo su -l -c "/opt/flarmradar/flarmradar.sh stop" flarm

Note that the server is just listening on the local interface and is not (yet) accessible over the network. Once that the server has started you should be able to see the web interface on ​http://localhost:8080/radar.

Choose the Station->Demo to start a demonstration session and verify that the server installation is working correctly.

Finish up the installation

We use an apache webserver as a reverse proxy to make the Flarmradar server available on the network. If not already done, install the Apache Webserver and enable the required modules

$ sudo -i apt-get install apache2
$ sudo -i a2enmod rewrite proxy_http

Next we need to configure our reverse proxy. We want all requests for /radar and /rest to be directed to our Flarmradar server running on ​http://localhost:8080. Add the following stampa to your virtual host.

    #
    # Rewrite Rules for Flarmradar
    #
    RewriteEngine On

    RewriteLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/rewrite.log
    RewriteLogLevel 0
    RewriteRule   ^/radar(.*)$    http://localhost:8080/radar$1  [P]
    RewriteRule   ^/rest(.*)$    http://localhost:8080/rest$1  [P]

    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPassReverse /radar/ http://localhost:8080/radar/
    ProxyPassReverse /rest/ http://localhost:8080/rest/

... and finally restart the webserver to read the new configuration

$ sudo -i service apache2 restart

Your Flarmradar server is now available on ​http://your.host.name/radar/ ... you're lucky?