FreeTAKHub Installation

Currently, FreeTAKHub has 5 components:

1. FreeTAKServer (FTS)
2. FreeTAKServer-UI
3. WebMap Server
4. Video Server (RTSP Server)
5. Node-RED Server

The installation is a set of Ansible/Terraform scripts that allow you to:

• Create the target nodes.
• Install FTS and all the additional modules.
• Configure FTS.

Currently FreeTAKServer and components have been tested successfully on Ubuntu 20.04.

Other Linux distributions may work, but they have not been tested.

Windows Prerequisites

This is required only if you want to use Windows.

You must be running Windows 10 version 2004 and higher (Build 19041 and higher) or Windows 11.

To install on Windows, you will have to:

1. Install WSL2.

   See: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install

   See also: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/how-to-install-wsl2-on-windows-10

   See also: https://www.sitepoint.com/wsl2/

2. Install the WSL Ubuntu 20.04 distribution.

   See: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/ubuntu-2004-lts/9n6svws3rx71

Zero Touch Deployment

This approach assumes that you have a empty Ubuntu 20.04.

The script will install and configure all FreeTAKHub components.

• FTS: hosts the core of FTS
• FTS Web UI: uses the API service 1935 to interacts with FTS
• FTH webMap : this connects to FTS using the TCP COT service and port 8087
• Video Service: streams video.
• FTH server: runs other integrations such as the Video Service Checker and SALUTE report. The video Service checker has a strategy to verify if streams are running there and notifies FTS.

wget -qO - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FreeTAKTeam/FreeTAKHub-Installation/main/scripts/easy_install.sh | bash

Install FreeTAKHub to your machine with Ansible

Step 1. Clone the FreeTAKHub-Installation Git repository

In the console:

sudo apt update

Make sure you have Git installed:

sudo apt install -y git

Go to your home directory:

cd ~

Clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/FreeTAKTeam/FreeTAKHub-Installation.git

Go to the top-level directory of the repository:

cd FreeTAKHub-Installation

In case you already previously created the repository, pull the latest:

git pull

Step 2. Install Ansible

Automated Ansible Installation

In the top-level directory, enter:

./init.sh

Optional: To activate the virtual environment, enter:

activate

To deactivate:

deactivate

To know more about Python virtual environments and why they are a good idea, see:

https://realpython.com/python-virtual-environments-a-primer/

Manual Installation for Ansible

if you prefer to have more control use this method.

In the console:

sudo apt update

sudo apt -y install software-properties-common

sudo add-apt-repository --y --update ppa:ansible/ansible

sudo apt install -y ansible

See: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/intro_installation.html#installing-ansible-on-ubuntu

Step 3. Install FreeTAKServer and Components

This script install FreeTAKServer and all of its components to your machine:

./install.sh

Checking Your Installation

Check FTS core

open a browser to:

http://[YOURIP]::5000/

• login with admin / password
• change your password immediately
• check if the services are on OK (blue)
• connect a client to the server
• click on the Webmap tab
• you should see the client connected in the webmap

Check video server

Open a browser to:

http://[YOURIP]:9997/v1/config/get

you will see a configuration in Json format like this:

{
  "logLevel": "info",
  "logDestinations": [
    "stdout"
  ],
  "logFile": "rtsp-simple-server.log",
  "readTimeout": "10s",
  "writeTimeout": "10s",
  "readBufferCount": 512,
  "api": true,
  "apiAddress": "[YOURIP]:9997",
  "metrics": false,
  "metricsAddress": "127.0.0.1:9998",
  "pprof": false,
  "pprofAddress": "127.0.0.1:9999",
  "runOnConnect": "",
  "runOnConnectRestart": false,
  "rtspDisable": false,
  "protocols": [
    "multicast",
    "tcp",
    "udp"
  ],
  "encryption": "no",
  "rtspAddress": ":8554",
  "rtspsAddress": ":8555",
  "rtpAddress": ":8000",
  "rtcpAddress": ":8001",
  "multicastIPRange": "224.1.0.0/16",
  "multicastRTPPort": 8002,
  "multicastRTCPPort": 8003,
  "serverKey": "server.key",
  "serverCert": "server.crt",
  "authMethods": [
    "basic",
    "digest"
  ],
  "readBufferSize": 2048,
  "rtmpDisable": false,
  "rtmpAddress": ":1935",
  "hlsDisable": false,
  "hlsAddress": ":8888",
  "hlsAlwaysRemux": false,
  "hlsSegmentCount": 3,
  "hlsSegmentDuration": "1s",
  "hlsAllowOrigin": "*",
  "paths": {
    "~^.*$": {
      "source": "publisher",
      "sourceProtocol": "automatic",
      "sourceAnyPortEnable": false,
      "sourceFingerprint": "",
      "sourceOnDemand": false,
      "sourceOnDemandStartTimeout": "10s",
      "sourceOnDemandCloseAfter": "10s",
      "sourceRedirect": "",
      "disablePublisherOverride": false,
      "fallback": "",
      "publishUser": "",
      "publishPass": "",
      "publishIPs": [],
      "readUser": "",
      "readPass": "",
      "readIPs": [],
      "runOnInit": "",
      "runOnInitRestart": false,
      "runOnDemand": "",
      "runOnDemandRestart": false,
      "runOnDemandStartTimeout": "10s",
      "runOnDemandCloseAfter": "10s",
      "runOnPublish": "",
      "runOnPublishRestart": false,
      "runOnRead": "",
      "runOnReadRestart": false
    }
  }
}

Node-RED

Open a browser to

http://[YOURIP]::8081/

Install on DigitalOcean with Terraform and Ansible

This installation method has been tested with Ubuntu 20.04.

Other Linux distributions may work, but they have not been tested.

Step 1. Clone the FreeTAKHub-Installation Git repository

In the console:

sudo apt update

Make sure you have Git installed:

sudo apt install -y git

Go to your home directory:

cd ~

Clone the repo with:

git clone https://github.com/FreeTAKTeam/FreeTAKHub-Installation.git

Go to the top-level directory

cd FreeTAKHub-Installation

In case you already previously created the repository, pull the latest:

git pull

Step 2. Install Terraform and Ansible

In the top-level directory of the repository:

./init.sh

Optional: To activate the virtual environment, enter:

activate

To deactivate:

deactivate

To know more about Python virtual environments and why they are a good idea, see:

https://realpython.com/python-virtual-environments-a-primer/

Step 3. Add your public key to your Digital Ocean project

See: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/how-to/add-ssh-keys/to-account/

Step 4. Generate a Digital Ocean Personal Access Token

See: https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api/create-personal-access-token/

Step 5. Install FreeTAKServer and Components onto DigitalOcean

In the top-level directory of the project, initialize Terraform:

terraform init

Then apply:

terraform apply

You will then be prompted for your DigitalOcean Token and private key path:

var.digitalocean_token
  Enter a value: <DIGITALOCEAN_TOKEN_HERE>

var.private_key_path
  ABSOLUTE path to private key, for example: /home/user/.ssh/id_rsa

  Enter a value: /home/user/.ssh/id_rsa

To destroy your droplets:

terraform destroy