How to Install OpenGTS on Elementary OS Latest

Introduction

OpenGTS is a free GPS tracking system. If you want to install OpenGTS on your Elementary OS then you have to follow the subsequent steps.

Prerequisites

• A system running Elementary OS.

Step 1: Install Java

Open the Terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install default-jre

Step 2: Install MySQL Server

Run the following command in Terminal:

sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client

Step 3: Create a MySQL database

You need to create a MySQL database for OpenGTS to be installed. Run the following commands in Terminal:

mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE opengts;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON opengts.* TO 'opengts'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Step 4: Download and Install Apache Tomcat

Go to http://tomcat.apache.org/download-90.cgi and download the latest version of Apache Tomcat. Once the download is complete, extract the files and rename the folder to tomcat.

Copy the tomcat folder to the location where you want to install it (/usr/local/ is a common location). Run the following commands in Terminal:

sudo mv tomcat /usr/local/
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/tomcat/bin/*.sh

Step 5: Download and Install OpenGTS

Go to http://www.opengts.org/Download.html and download the latest version of OpenGTS. Once the download is complete, extract the files and rename the folder to opengts.

Copy the opengts folder to the webapps folder in Tomcat (/usr/local/tomcat/webapps/). Run the following commands in Terminal:

sudo mv opengts /usr/local/tomcat/webapps/
sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/tomcat/webapps/opengts/

Step 6: Configure OpenGTS

Open the /usr/local/tomcat/webapps/opengts.conf/basic.conf file in a text editor and change the following settings:

# MySQL Database configuration
account.datasource.host=localhost
account.datasource.name=opengts
account.datasource.username=opengts
account.datasource.password=password

# Server external IP address or hostname (set to 'localhost' if not known)
default.map.provider.host=localhost

Once you are done, save the file.

Step 7: Start Apache Tomcat

Run the following command in Terminal to start Apache Tomcat:

/usr/local/tomcat/bin/startup.sh

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed OpenGTS on your Elementary OS. You can now access it by going to http://localhost:8080/opengts/Track in your web browser.

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