Getting started

This is a guide how to get an instance up and running with a very basic configuration rather quickly. Polaric Server (aprsd) runs on a standard JVM platform (Java 17 or later is required from version 2.12) and the client (webapp2) runs on a fairly standard webserver (Apache 2 is currently supported). Deb packages are available to allow easy installation on several Linux distributions such as Debian, Ubuntu, Raspbian, Armbian, etc.

In addition to standard PCs it has been reported to work on smaller devices like the Raspberry PI, the Microsat Ulari Duo 2, etc.. See an article on how to run it on the Ulari here:

• Installing Polaric Server
  • Debian Repository
  • Installing the APRS daemon
  • Installing the web-application
  • Configuring the webapp
  • Installing plugins
  • Making it a public service
• Basic setup of Polaric APRSD
  • Basic server settings
  • Configuration of data channels
  • Positioning
  • To activate the settings