Assuming you are running FA 3.6.3 image and not ADSBx custom image. No you have to use the setup scripts ... just running the socat command in a terminal is for testing .. command has no restart or anything if you just run in it from the terminal and it is tied to that terminal .. Run the setup .. it does nothing to interfere other feeder clients .. fill in all the fields it asks for ... sudo apt update sudo apt install git socat git clone https://github.com/adsbxchange/adsb-exchange.git cd adsb-exchange chmod +x setup.sh sudo ./setup.sh " Incidentally when I select ‘current location’ and ‘range rings’ in shortcuts, it takes the map to somewhere way over in the US " What do you mean? Is this on your local dump1090? If so then you didn't configure lat lon with dump1090 correctly ...
Thanks both for your patience, this makes sense now. What I meant regarding location is: I checked port zCons51001 in the custome feed list and there were no aircraft - when I tested with socat the data appeared which I take to mean that’s my feeder (verifiable as I picked up a known group of military aircraft en route to a flypast in Sheffield today). I haven’t ‘claimed’ that port as I only submitted the form yesterday evening. So current location (which works in other feeds) does not centre the map on me in the uk)
It's not configured with your Lat/Lon .. so yup .. not going to center up Let me know when you run the setup scripts and it's working. sudo apt update sudo apt install git socat git clone https://github.com/adsbxchange/adsb-exchange.git cd adsb-exchange chmod +x setup.sh sudo ./setup.sh
OK I have the feed working now, and can see it on the custom feeds screen as zcons-51151 thanks to the advice to run the scripts. At the point of running, the setup process requested a port (and apologies for the typo above, it's 51151) unique feeder name, lat/long etc. which I entered in the format xx.xxxxx, -x.xxxxx. Is the lat/long format incorrect perhaps?
Maybe ... You can get your lat lon from google maps .. +/- is important IF you are reffering to the ADSBx website UI ...VRS saves that as a cookie in your browser ... so you need to set it yourself in your browser by moving the map pin Menu -> Options -> Set Current Location check box Then close the menu and drag the map pin
OK. Pretty sure I have the correct coordinates but have amended to 6 decimal as per google. I didn't use a leading + on the lat, but did include the - on long. Have rerun the script and completed the form with the updated coordinates. it is showing on virtualradar. One question which I may be overlooking - when entering the port number in setup, do I enter 51151, or z-cons51151?
Excellent, thanks for all your input! Just not sure what I was expecting really, and it has clearly not been up to 72 hours as suggested on the form
Quick update, and a question. The script runs no problem and starts data feeding and appearing on the custom feed for the selected port as expected. After a while though it just stops. I can restart by running the script again but obviously don’t want to do that every hour. Is there anything that could be causing this and a possible solution? (Appreciate that’s a massively open ended question without much input as to root cause)
Just stop messing with it. HAproxy failover is kicking in probably. It's either going to your custom port or 30005. Testing a fix for this but I can only do so much to fix the amount of stupid out there with people stepping on each other's ports.
This is the issue. VRS is trash. Leaks memory like a dumpster fire. VRS crashes. Get restarted. HAProxy failover your port to 30005. VRS = trash like aways. It's the HTTP web server that is garbage.
I'll be back Sunday night. So probably won't get to really digging into this until next week. I have a few test configs on the proxy server, to see if I can sticky the first IP that connects to the custom port .. to it ... and permanently keep it there... I do have some ideas if people would like to dump the VRS map
Thanks for the update James. Once you’re back- is it me feeding VRS? I have assumed not you see. If so it’s not intentional and I don’t care if I have to stop and run the alternative..
Sorry, I think I had my wires crossed. I thought VRS was a different protocol or something. What you're saying is this is just a software issue and to live with it until fixed, right?
