signalk-web-tracker

Self hosted vessel tracker plugin, designed to share real time location to the public via a companion app deployed with docker on a remote public facing host.

Features

• Position reports to one or more tracking servers — e.g. a local server onboard plus a public one for friends and family
• Each server drains independently: an always-on local server is never held up by an intermittent remote one, and vice versa
• Configurable SignalK paths, displayed on the tracking server
• Offline position points buffered locally in a SQLite database and transmitted once connection to each tracking server is restored

Tracking server

signalk-web-tracker-server

The compantion tracking server is designed to be deployed via Docker. Access to an off vessel public facing server with terminal access and a basic understanding of terminal commands and web hosting practices is required.

Dependencies

node >=22.5.0, Currently CerboGX is not supported

Installation

Install via the SignalK App store

To install manually from npm:

cd ~/.signalk
npm install signalk-web-tracker

To build locally:

git clone https://github.com/ofernander/signalk-web-tracker.git
cd signalk-web-tracker
npm link
cd ~/.signalk
npm link signalk-web-tracker

Restart SignalK, enable the plugin, then add one or more tracking servers under Tracking Servers — each with its own ingest URL and signing key. To run a local server onboard and a remote one for friends and family, add both here.

Upgrading from a single-server version needs no reconfiguration: the old endpoint and key are migrated into the Tracking Servers list automatically on first start.