Feeders

Feed TheAirTraffic

Share your ADS-B receiver with the network. Pick the setup that suits you — most people are done in a few minutes.

Before you start

These instructions assume you already have an ADS-B receiver running dump1090 or readsb. A from-scratch guide is coming.

Feeding with the script

  1. 1

    Run this on your receiver and follow the prompts.

    shell
    curl -L -o /tmp/tatfeed.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Jxck-S/tat-feeder/master/install.sh
    sudo bash /tmp/tatfeed.sh
  2. 2

    When asked, enter your location and elevation. Use this map tool to look them up.

More about these scripts

Feeding with Docker Compose

  1. 1

    Install Docker and Docker Compose.

  2. 2

    Add this service to your docker-compose.yml:

    docker-compose.yml
    multifeeder:
      image: ghcr.io/sdr-enthusiasts/docker-multifeeder
      tty: true
      container_name: multifeeder
      hostname: multifeeder
      restart: always
      environment:
        - TZ=${FEEDER_TZ}
        - READSB_NET_CONNECTOR=readsb,30005,beast_in;dump978,30978,raw_in;feed.theairtraffic.com,30004,beast_out;
        - MLAT_USER=SITE_NAME
        - MLAT_CONFIG=feed.theairtraffic.com,31090
        - READSB_LAT=${FEEDER_LAT}
        - READSB_LON=${FEEDER_LONG}
        - READSB_ALT=${FEEDER_ALT_M}m
      tmpfs:
        - /run/readsb
        - /var/log
  3. 3

    Start the container:

    shell
    docker compose up -d

Custom setup

Point your own feeder software at these endpoints.

Beast — ADS-B

host
feed.theairtraffic.com
port
30004

MLAT

host
feed.theairtraffic.com
port
31090

Feeding several aggregators

Use ADSB.lol's feeder to send to several sites at once: github.com/adsblol/feed

All set up?

Check that your feeder is connected.

Check feeder status