Dockerized version of VirtualRadarServer for Linux.

Current and latest release is on the :dev branch. Latest stable releases are at v3pX branches - according to the availabe pre-releases of VRS.

This container initially expects SBS data input via network from a running instance of e.g. readsb-protobuf, readsb bare-metal or tar1090 (as long it's attached to your SDR). Any other data sources should work, as long they offer one of the supported formats.

It will run on a Raspberry Pi, recommended is a Raspberry Pi 4 with at least 2GB RAM. As VRS is a bit of ressource hog, your results will depend very much on the amount of planes your receiver picks up (or you get from some other sources).

version: '3.8'

services:
  vrs:
    image: ghcr.io/sdr-enthusiasts/vrs:latest
    tty: true
    container_name: vrs
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - 8085:8080
    environment:
        - VRS_ADMIN_USERNAME=your_webadmin_user
        - VRS_ADMIN_PASSWORD=your_webadmin_pass
        - VRS_CULTURE=de-DE #see http:https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/bb896001.aspx for a list of supported culture names. Not all translations may be available
        - VRS_DB_UPDATE_POLICY_FULLAUTO=yes #default unset / no
        - VRS_DB_UPDATE_WITH_VACUUM=yes #default unset / no
        - VRS_DB_UPDATE_BACKUP_UNCOMPRESSED=yes #default unset / compressed
        - VRS_ENHANCED_MARKERS=normal #default unset
        - VRS_ENHANCED_LAYERS_COUNTRY=UK #Currently available: UK,DE,USA1,USAAZ,SE,AU
        - 'VRS_ENHANCED_LAYERS_CONFIG={

            /* Map Options */
            "defaultMap" : 1,                      /* 1: OpenStreetMap, 2: OpenStreetMap Dark, 3: OpenTopoMap, 4: WaterColour, 5: CartoDark, 6: Terrain, 7: Satellite */
            "layerMenuPosition" : "bottomleft",    /* Valid positions: topleft, topright, bottomleft or bottomright */

            /* Enable Layers */
            "airspace" : 0,
            "navAids" : 0,
            "tfrUSA" : 0,
            "seaMarkers" : 0,
            "trainMap" : 0,
            "clouds" : 0,
            "rain" : 0,
            "temps" : 0,
            "wind" : 0,
            "pressure" : 0,
            "dayNight" : 0,
            "civilAirfields" : 0,
            "militaryAirfields" : 0,
            "heliports" : 0,
            "glidingSpots" : 0
          }'
        - VRS_SBSHOST=readsb  #put IP or container name of data source here
        - VRS_SBSPORT=30003
        - VRS_ENHANCED_LAYERS_OPENWX_APIKEY=yourapikey
        - VRS_ENHANCED_LAYERS_OPENAIP_APIKEY=yourapikey
        - VRS_SILHOUETTES_DUALVIEW=true
    tmpfs:
      - /tmp:rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,size=128M
    volumes:
      - /opt/adsb/vrs:/root/.local/share/VirtualRadar
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
      - /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro

Virtual Radar server can be accessed at http:https://<HOST_IP>:8085/VirtualRadar VRS should auto default to desktop or mobile display depending on the type of device you are using to access it. You can force this by appending /desktop.html or /mobile.html to the web address give here.

The final configuration is done via the VRS Web Admin Interface, which can be found at http:https://<HOST_IP>:8085/VirtualRadar/WebAdmin/Index.html After startup, VRS will point to readsb as it's first and only receiver - which will work out of the box if the container is in the same stack as readsb, which is the case if you followed this guide.

On first startup the container downloads some additional files, namely a pre-populated BaseStation.sqb, a LocalAircraft.txt which corrects some incorrectly tagged (civil a/c flagged as military a/c or visa versa only) aircrafts and some nice custom Operator Flags and Silhouettes made by rikgale and the group effort of the community. Everything is constantly updated and help is much appreciated. Any requests for operator flags / silhouettes can be filed through the issues.

Subsequent updates of the files occur on a container-restart. Additionally, the originating repository is checked every 6 hours for updates. New files will be downloaded automatically.

Requests for additions to the LocalAircraft.txt go Here.

The container image comes with the following preinstalled VRS V3 plugins:

• Language Pack
• Custom Content
• Database Editor
• Database Writer
• Feed Filter
• SQL Server
• Tile Server Cache
• Web Admin

(batteries are not included)

If not stated otherwise, the envvars should be set to "yes" or "true" (or actually anything, as long they are set.)

Well, that happens. Drop by our Discord and we'll see what we can do.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Additional map overlays used in this container may contain aviation airscape, weather, navigational aids, airfield information, etc. All of these are purely for entertainment / hobby use and MUST NEVER be relied upon to any extent for real world aviation / flying. You should always use the latest legal airspace charts and weather information as published by official sources. This is not an official source. By using this code you agree to make users of your webpage aware of this, and agree that the publisher is not responsible for any loss or damage resulting from the use of this code. The airspace charts, navigational aids,aerodrome information, weather, etc will not be 100% complete or accurate and will contain errors.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

SDR Enthusiasts are very grateful for the following resources which have been used in the creation of this container:

• Virtual Radar Server (Andrew Whewell) VRS on GitHub / VRS Website
• Database snapshot for base original data provided from PlaneBase, mictronics aircraft database. Ongoing updates from VRS Standing Data and various user contributions.
• Docker container base image, original container and other docker related fun-times (SDR Enthusiasts)
• Container maintainer (Rhodan76)
• Sideviews and Silhoeuttes (rikgale)
• Additonal Aircraft Markers (rikgale)
• Map overlays (rikgale)
• LocalAircraft.txt - (rikgale / Jonboy1081)