Feed TheAirTraffic

Contribute to Global Flight Tracking

How to Feed

Help contribute to our global flight tracking network by feeding your ADS-B data to TheAirTraffic. Multiple setup options are available to suit different technical levels and preferences.

Feeding Options

🔧 Feeder Scripts / Auto Setup
🐳 Docker Compose Container Feeder
⚙️ Advanced/Custom Setup
🌐 Multiple sites

Note: These instructions assume you have an existing ADS-B receiver with dump1090 or readsb. Future instructions coming for a from scratch setup.

🔧 Feeding with Scripts

Run the following command for setup and follow the instructions.

Use map tools to find your elevation and latitude/longitude during the setup.

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

More info on these scripts

🐳 Feeding with Docker Compose

Install Docker and Docker compose
Create the following 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. Start the container:

docker compose up -d

🌐 Feeding Multiple ADS-B Aggregator Sites

Use ADSB.lol's feeder: https://github.com/adsblol/feed

⚙️ Advanced/Custom Setup

Feeder Connection Details

Beast - ADS-B

Host: feed.theairtraffic.com
Port: 30004

MLAT

Host: feed.theairtraffic.com
Port: 31090

Check Your Feeder Status

Feeder Status