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- Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:04 pm
- Forum: VRS on Linux
- Topic: Offline VRS with Moving Map Background
- Replies: 0
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Offline VRS with Moving Map Background
I have an application where I want to run Virtual Radar Server, under Linux, in an environment with no internet connection. This is a cinch, unless you want to retain your moving map background. One solution is to use the, relatively new, Tile Server Cache Plugin http://www.virtualradarserver.co.uk/...
- Wed Jul 10, 2019 2:31 pm
- Forum: VRS on Linux
- Topic: Keeping VRS online 24/7
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12765
Re: Keeping VRS online 24/7
You can also have Linux start VRS on boot using the init.d and a daemon. This link shows a step by step process for starting VRS on boot. It will also allow you to start and stop VRS using `sudo systemctl start virtualradar` syntax. https://steamforge.net/wiki/index.php/How_to_setup_Virtual_Radar_Se...
- Wed Jul 10, 2019 2:27 pm
- Forum: VRS on Linux
- Topic: VRS auto start on raspbian stretch
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8931
Re: VRS auto start on raspbian stretch
I got VRS to autostart on Debian 9. As Raspbian is based off of Debian, the process should be pretty much the same. You can see my step by step writeup here: https://steamforge.net/wiki/index.php/How_to_setup_Virtual_Radar_Server_and_pingStation_for_offline_use#Setup_Debian_9_to_start_VirtualRadar_o...
- Tue Jul 09, 2019 8:55 pm
- Forum: Feature Suggestions
- Topic: Is a usage of VRS without internet connection feasible?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8325
Re: Is a usage of VRS without internet connection feasible?
I got a setup working that runs completely without an internet connection. It consists of a locally hosted OpenStreetMap Tile Server and a VRS installation that gets map tiles from said local Tile Server instead of a public Tile Server on the internet. You can read the step-by-step procedure here: h...
- Tue Jul 09, 2019 8:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: offline maps
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5644
Re: offline maps
I was able to solve this problem by hosting my own OpenStreetMap Tile Server and then telling VRS to get it's maps from said local Tile Server. This gives me full offline capability with no internet connection. You can read my step-by-step procedure here: https://steamforge.net/wiki/index.php/How_to...
- Tue Jul 09, 2019 8:50 pm
- Forum: VRS on Linux
- Topic: HOWTO: VRS with local OSM Tile Server
- Replies: 0
- Views: 7273
HOWTO: VRS with local OSM Tile Server
I had a need to setup a Virtual Radar Server instance, running under Debian 9 Linux, with a pingStation ADS-B receiver, and an local OpenStreetMap Tile Server to provide complete offline ADS-B receiving and mapping capability. To reiterate, this system shows full ADS-B received data as well as a mov...