docker-acars2pos

A Docker image which ingests JSON formatted ACARS, VDLM2, and HFDL messages and parses them for position data. Any positions found are output on a TCP port in SBS/Basestation format.

Under active development, everything is subject to change without notice.

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Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
JSON_IN	Semi-colon separated list of host:port entries to connect to for JSON ingest.	acars_router:15550
SBS_OUT	Semi-colon separated list of host:port entries to connect to for SBS/Basestation output.	ultrafeeder:12000
LOG_FILE	Set to any value to message text, type, SBS output, and adsbexchange link to files in /log.	Unset
LAT	Latitude of receiver. Only required if MAX_DIST > 0	Unset
LON	Longitude of receiver. Only required if MAX_DIST > 0	Unset
MAX_DIST	Set this to a nonzero value to reject parsed positions that are too far away. Only applies to positions parsed from message text.	0
DIST_UNIT	The unit of the value in MAX_DIST. One of km, m, mi, nmi, ft, in.	nmi
SEND_ALL	Set to any value to send SBS messages for messages without a position. Set to log to also print a log entry for each non-position message.	Unset
ACARS_FREQ_AS_SQUAWK, VDLM2_FREQ_AS_SQUAWK, HFDL_FREQ_AS_SQUAWK	Set to any value to send the received frequency as the squawk value, for each incoming message type.	Unset
ACARS_FREQ_AS_ALT, VDLM2_FREQ_AS_ALT, HFDL_FREQ_AS_ALT	Set to any value to send the received frequency as the altitude value, for each incoming message type.	Unset

Docker Compose

services:
  acars2pos:
    container_name: acars2pos
    hostname: acars2pos
    image: ghcr.io/rpatel3001/docker-acars2pos
    restart: always
    environment:
      - JSON_IN=planeslxc:15550;planeslxc:15555;planeslxc:15556
      - SBS_OUT=adsbpc:12002;adsbpc:12004
      - LOG_FILE=true
    volumes:
      - ./logs:/log