Installing OpenTripPlanner on Debian Latest

OpenTripPlanner is a popular open-source software that is widely used for multimodal trip planning. Here is a step-by-step tutorial to install OpenTripPlanner on Debian Latest.

Prerequisites

Before beginning the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

  • Debian Latest running machine
  • Java 8 or above installed on your machine
  • Maven 3.x or above installed on your machine

Installation Steps

Here are the steps to install OpenTripPlanner on Debian Latest:

  1. Open your terminal and update the package index using the following command:

    sudo apt update

  2. Install Git using the command:

    sudo apt install git

  3. Clone the OpenTripPlanner project from its GitHub repository using the following command:

    git clone https://github.com/opentripplanner/OpenTripPlanner.git

  4. Change to the cloned directory and build the project using the following command:

    cd OpenTripPlanner
mvn package

    This command will download all the dependencies and build the OpenTripPlanner project.

  5. Once the build is complete, you can start the OpenTripPlanner server by running the following command:

    java -Xmx2G -jar target/otp-<version>-shaded.jar --build path/to/your/graph.obj

    Replace <version> with the actual version number of OpenTripPlanner. Also, replace path/to/your/graph.obj with the actual path to your graph data file.

  6. Once the server has started, you can access the OpenTripPlanner UI by navigating to http://localhost:8080/ in your browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed OpenTripPlanner on Debian Latest. You can now use it to plan your multimodal trips.