Configuration

ADSBCOT's configuration parameters can be set two ways:

1. In an INI-style configuration file. (ex. adsbcot -c config.ini)
2. As environment variables. (ex. export DEBUG=1;adsbcot)

ADSBCOT has the following built-in configuration parameters:

• FEED_URL:

  • Default: file:///run/dump1090-fa/aircraft.json

  ADS-B data source URL. Supported URL types:

  • file:// The absolute local folder path to an ADS-B data file in JSON format.
  • http:// The local piaware web server aircraft data JSON URL. (ex. http://piaware.local:8080/data/aircraft.json)
  • tcp:// A dump1090 BaseStation (SBS-1, "raw") host & port URL (ex. tcp://sensor.example.com:30003).
  • tcp+raw:// A dump1090 BaseStation (SBS-1, "raw") host & port URL (ex. tcp+raw://sensor.example.com:30003).
  • tcp+beast:// A dump1090 Beast binary mode host & port URL (ex. tcp+beast://sensor.example.com:30005).

• POLL_INTERVAL:

  • Default: 3 seconds

  If the FEED_URL is of type HTTP, the period, in seconds, to poll this URL.

• ALT_UPPER:

  • Default: unset

  Upper Altitude Limit, geometric (GNSS / INS) altitude in feet referenced to the WGS84 ellipsoid.

• ALT_LOWER:

  • Default: unset

  Lower Altitude Limit, geometric (GNSS / INS) altitude in feet referenced to the WGS84 ellipsoid.

• KNOWN_CRAFT:

  • Default: unset

  CSV-style aircraft hints file for overriding callsign, icon, COT Type, etc.

• INCLUDE_ALL_CRAFT:

  • Default: False

  If True and KNOWN_CRAFT is set, will forward all aircraft, including those transformed by the KNOWN_CRAFT database.

• INCLUDE_TISB:

  • Default: False

  If True, includes TIS-B tracks.

• TISB_ONLY:

  • Default: False

  If True, only passes TIS-B tracks (INCLUDE_TISB must also be True).

Additional configuration parameters, including TAK Server configuration, are included in the PyTAK Configuration documentation.