Traccar is a free and open-source GPS tracking software that allows you to track the location of your vehicles, assets or people using any device with internet access. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Traccar on Fedora Server Latest.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following requirements:
To install Traccar on Fedora Server Latest, start by updating your system packages using the following command:
sudo dnf update
Once the updates are completed, install Traccar by running the following command:
sudo dnf install traccar
The command above will install the Traccar server along with all its dependencies.
The next step is to configure Traccar to connect to your database. Traccar requires a PostgreSQL database server for operation.
First, create a new PostgreSQL database and user for Traccar by running the following commands:
sudo -u postgres psql
CREATE DATABASE traccar;
CREATE USER traccar WITH PASSWORD 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE traccar TO traccar;
Replace the 'password' with a strong password of your choice.
Edit the Traccar configuration file '/etc/traccar/traccar.xml' using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/traccar/traccar.xml
Look for the following sections and replace them with your database details:
<entry key='database.driver'>org.postgresql.Driver</entry>
<entry key='database.url'>jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/traccar</entry>
<entry key='database.user'>traccar</entry>
<entry key='database.password'>password</entry>
Save the changes and close the file.
Once the Traccar server is installed and configured, start the Traccar service using the following command:
sudo systemctl start traccar
Check the status of the Traccar service by running the following command:
sudo systemctl status traccar
If the service is running without any issues, you should see the status as 'active'.
Traccar server comes with a web interface that enables you to access and manage your GPS tracking devices.
To access the Traccar web interface, open your browser and go to the following URL:
http://<your-server-ip-address>:8082/
You should see the Traccar login page. Enter the default username 'admin' and password 'admin' to log in. It is recommended to change the default password after first login.
In this tutorial, we have guided you through the process of installing Traccar on Fedora Server Latest. You can now use the Traccar web interface to configure and manage your GPS tracking devices.
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