Install Traccar on OpenSUSE

Traccar is an open-source GPS tracking system that enables users to monitor their assets or vehicles. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Traccar on OpenSUSE.

Prerequisites

• OpenSUSE installed on your system
• Root privileges

Step 1: Update the system

The first step is to update the system by running the following commands:

sudo zypper update 

Step 2: Install Java

Traccar requires Java to run. To install Java, run the following command:

sudo zypper install java-1_8_0-openjdk java-1_8_0-openjdk-devel

Step 3: Download and Install Traccar

1. Download the latest version of Traccar from https://www.traccar.org/download/.

wget https://github.com/traccar/traccar/releases/download/v4.12/traccar-linux-64-4.12.zip

2. Unzip the downloaded file.

unzip traccar-linux-64-4.12.zip

3. Change the directory to the extracted folder.

cd traccar-linux-64-4.12

4. Make the traccar-server.jar file executable.

chmod +x traccar-server.jar

Step 4: Run Traccar

1. To start Traccar, run the following command:

./traccar start

2. To stop Traccar, run the following command:

./traccar stop

Step 5: Access Traccar web interface

Traccar includes a web interface that can be accessed through a web browser. To access the web interface, open a browser and enter the IP address of the server, followed by port 8082. For example, http://192.168.1.100:8082.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and set up Traccar on OpenSUSE.

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