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About webmap

The webmap provides insights of user presence and CoT's shared with everyone. Also in his NodeRed version can create certain types of CoT.

There are 2 versions of the webmap:

  1. webMap NodeRed Flow version
  2. webMap Compiled version

webMap NodeRed Flow version

the webmap Flow works with all systems that supports Nodered. Advanced users should use this version.

Installation

get the webmap.json the last release:

https://github.com/FreeTAKTeam/FreeTAKHub-Webmap/releases

import the flow into node red

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in the FTS UI edit the file config.py changing the lines: 

# webmap IP
WEBMAPIP = "[YOURIP]"

# webmap port
WEBMAPPORT = *1880*

manage palette

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install/update the required nodes

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Compiled version

The compiled version of the webmap work only with AMD64 CPU. Can be installed with the ZeroTouch installer or manually following the instructions below.

## NOTICE the webmap is not a background app; so, it needs to remain open to receive information and will not persist it; so, to test ensure that you have connected users and do not switch to other tabs.

Installation

get the link of the last release:

https://github.com/FreeTAKTeam/FreeTAKHub/releases/download/v0.2.5/FTH-webmap-linux-0.2.5.zip

login to your server and go to the opt folder

cd /opt

the console type 

wget https://github.com/FreeTAKTeam/FreeTAKHub/releases/download/v0.2.5/FTH-webmap-linux-0.2.5.zip
to download the zip file

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install Unzip 

sudo apt install unzip

unzip the package 

unzip FTH-webmap-linux-0.2.5.zip

make the file an executable 

sudo chmod +x FTH-webmap-linux-0.2.5
edit the config file webMAP_config.json set FTH_FTS_URL to the IP and port of your FTS

"FTH_FTS_URL": "[YOUR_FTS_IP]" 
"FTH_FTS_TCP_Port": [YOUR_FTS_PORT]

in the console type: 

./[package_name]/[PATHTOCONFIGURATIONFILE]/webMAP_config.json

e.g. if your configuration file is under opt 

./FTH-webmap-linux-0.2.5 /opt/webMAP_config.json

  • navigate to your IP:8000/tak-map
  • e.g. http://10.0.2.15:8000/tak-map

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now connect a TAK client to see if that displays image

configure to start as a service

Systemd is the service manager used by Ubuntu, Debian and many other Linux distributions, and allows to launch mediamtx on boot.

move the executable 

sudo mv FTH-webmap-linux-0.2.5 /usr/local/bin/

and configuration in the system:

sudo mv webMAP_config.json /usr/local/etc/

Create the service. Copy this complete text and paste into /etc/systemd/system/webmap.service: 

[Unit]
After=network.target
[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/FTH-webmap-linux-0.2.5  /usr/local/etc/webMAP_config.json
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Enable the service: 

sudo systemctl enable webMap.service

start the service 

sudo systemctl start webMap.service