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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:
  tar1090_json:

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: mikenye/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"
      - "tar1090_json:/run/readsb"

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.