Follow these steps to install Decentrafly's Feeder onto your Raspberry Pi Device.

• Installation
• Checking Connection
• Online Confirmation
• Create an Account on Decentrafly
• Claim Feeder to Join ADS-B Leaderboard
• Log Files
• Getting Help
• Appendix

To install Decentrafly's feeder, simply run the following one-line command in your terminal:

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/decentrafly/Decentrafly-Feeder/main/install.sh | bash /dev/stdin  

This installs the services:

• decentrafly-adsb-forwarder.service (Service to forward ADS-B Beast data to Decentrafly)
• decentrafly-mlat-client.service (Service to run MLAT locally and establish a secure mTLS connection between Client and Server)
• decentrafly-mlat-forwarder.service (Service to forward MLAT data over mTLS connection to Server)

After installing the software, you can check if the ADSB Forwarder service is working by running the following terminal command:

sudo systemctl status decentrafly-adsb-forwarder

Confirm your device's status online at:

https://decentrafly.org/checkip

or

Check the Tar1090 map at:

https://globe.decentrafly.org

To sign up for an account to join the ADS-B Leaderboard:

Navigate to:

https://ui.decentrafly.org/

• Click on "Signup" at the bottom
• Complete the form
• Confirm your email with the verification code
• Navigate to the "Devices" tab
• Select "Claim Device"

Your device will now be linked to your account for joining the ADS-B Leaderboard and receiving device health updates.

To check the log files for the ADS-B Forwarder, use the following command:

sudo journalctl -fu decentrafly-adsb-forwarder

To access the help menu, run the following command:

 decentrafly 

To update to the latest version, run the following command:

 decentrafly upgrade 

If you encounter any issues or need help with the Decentrafly service, please share your log files in our Discord community:

Join our Discord server:

https://discord.gg/VmeAVHaH

Navigate to the #Support channel.

Upload your log files and describe the issue you're experiencing.

If you have not updated or installed pip3 follow these steps:

sudo apt update

sudo apt upgrade

sudo apt install python3-pip

pip --version

The service:

• decentrafly-agent.service (Optional service to check device health and diagnostics)

Can be installed by running the optional installation:

decentrafly setup agent

This will enable remote access to the device for diagnostics, only recommended if you have already reached out on Discord for Support from Decentrafly.

Installation reads a configuration file to set attributes for feeding at:

/boot/adsb-config.txt

Configuration can be adjusted at:

/etc/decentrafly/config.json

• DCF_CLIENT_ID: (System provided client ID that identifies this device)
• DCF_IOT_TOPIC: (System provided topic to stream data to)
• DCF_LOG_INTERVAL: seconds (integer) between log messages showing stats (default: "20")
• DCF_MAX_INTERVAL: max seconds (float) to buffer ADSB data before sending it (recommended > 0.2, default "1.0")
• DCF_READSB_HOST: readsb host to connect to (default: "localhost")
• DCF_READSB_PORT": beast out port of the readsb (default: "30005")
• DCF_TRIGGER_SIZE": max bytes to buffer ADSB data before sending it out (default: "50000")