How to Install Traccar on macOS

Traccar is an open source GPS tracking system that can be used to track vehicles or other objects using GPS coordinates. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Traccar on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, you'll need to make sure you have the following:

• A computer running macOS.
• A web browser, such as Safari or Chrome.
• A terminal application, such as Terminal or iTerm2.

Installation Steps

1. Download the latest version of Traccar for macOS from the official website.
2. Open your terminal application and navigate to the folder where you downloaded Traccar.
3. Unzip the downloaded file using the following command:

unzip traccar-*.zip

4. Change the ownership of the traccar directory to your user account using the following command:

sudo chown -R $USER:$USER traccar

5. Navigate to the bin directory inside the traccar directory using the following command:

cd traccar/bin

6. Run the traccar script to start the server. You will need to use sudo since the server runs on ports 80 and 443:

sudo ./traccar run

7. Open a web browser and go to http://localhost:8082 to access the Traccar web interface.

Conclusion

That's it! You now have a working installation of Traccar on your macOS computer. You can use this tracking server to track your vehicles or other objects using GPS coordinates.

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