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If you wish to deploy tar1090 for improved visualisation, follow the steps below.

Improved Visualisation with tar1090

tar1090 is a visualisation tool by wiedehopf that provides some additional functionality over and above the readsb web interface.

This is my personal preference for displaying real-time ADS-B information.

Create docker volumes

Open the docker-compose.yml file that was created when deploying readsb.

Add the following lines to the volumes: section at the top of the file (below the version: section, and before the services: section):

  tar1090_heatmap:

This creates the volumes that will contain tar1090’s application data.

Deploying tar1090 container

Open the docker-compose.yml file that was created when deploying readsb.

Append the following lines to the end of the file:

  tar1090:
    image: ghcr.io/sdr-enthusiasts/docker-tar1090:latest
    tty: true
    container_name: tar1090
    restart: always
    environment:
      - UPDATE_TAR1090=false
      - TZ=${FEEDER_TZ}
      - BEASTHOST=readsb
      - LAT=${FEEDER_LAT}
      - LONG=${FEEDER_LONG}
      - TAR1090_DEFAULTCENTERLAT=${FEEDER_LAT}
      - TAR1090_DEFAULTCENTERLON=${FEEDER_LONG}
    ports:
      - 8082:80
    volumes:
      - "tar1090_heatmap:/var/globe_history"
    tmpfs:
      - /run:exec,size=64M
      - /var/log

Once the file has been updated, issue the command docker compose up -d in the application directory to apply the changes and bring up the tar1090 container.

You should also be able to point your web browser at:

  • http://docker.host.ip.addr:8082/ to view the map showing your currently tracked aircraft.
  • After a few hours: http://docker.host.ip.addr:8082/?heatmap to see the heatmap for the past 24 hours.
  • After a few hours: http://docker.host.ip.addr:8082/?heatmap&realHeat to see a different heatmap for the past 24 hours.

Remember to change docker.host.ip.addr to the IP address of your docker host.

Displaying MLAT aircraft in tar1090

Add the following line to the environment section of the tar1090 section of docker-compose.yml:

      - MLATHOST=adsbx

The above assumes you wish to display MLAT from the adsbx image. You could use MLATHOST=piaware if you wish to use the piaware image.