μLogger is an open-source GPS logger that is used to log geo-location data. It is written in Python and can be installed on a variety of platforms, including Linux. If you are running Fedora Server Latest and want to install μLogger, this tutorial will guide you through the installation process.
Before we can install μLogger, we need to make sure that all the required packages are installed on our system. Open a terminal window and run the following command:
sudo dnf install git python3-pip
This will install Git, the version control system, and Python 3 pip, a package manager for Python.
Now that all the required packages are installed, we can clone the μLogger repository from GitHub. To do so, run the following command in the terminal:
git clone https://github.com/bfabiszewski/ulogger-server.git
This will clone the repository into a new directory in your current location.
μLogger has a few dependencies that need to be installed before we can use it. To install these dependencies, navigate to the μLogger directory and run the following command:
cd ulogger-server
sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt
This will install all the required dependencies.
μLogger uses MongoDB to store the log data. If you do not have MongoDB installed, you can install it by running the following command:
sudo dnf install mongodb
Once MongoDB is installed, you need to create a new database and a new user for μLogger to use. To do so, run the following commands:
mongo
use ulogger
db.createUser({user: 'ulogger', pwd: 'ulogger', roles: ['readWrite']})
This will create a new database named ulogger and a new user named ulogger with the password ulogger.
Now that all the dependencies are installed, we need to configure μLogger. Open the config.py file in a text editor, and change the configuration parameters as needed. The most important parameters are MONGODB_SETTINGS and SECRET_KEY. MONGODB_SETTINGS should be set to the MongoDB connection string, which should look like this:
mongodb://ulogger:ulogger@localhost:27017/ulogger
SECRET_KEY is a secret string used to encrypt session data. It should be a long, random string.
To start μLogger, run the following command in the terminal:
python3 app.py
This will start the μLogger server. You can then access the μLogger web interface by navigating to http://localhost:5000 in your web browser.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install μLogger on Fedora Server Latest. Now that you have μLogger installed and configured, you can start using it to log GPS data. If you have any questions or run into any issues, please refer to the μLogger documentation or seek help from the open-source community.
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