Installing OpenGTS on Fedora Server Latest

OpenGTS is an open-source GPS tracking system that can be used to track vehicles, assets, and people. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of OpenGTS on a Fedora Server.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

• A Fedora Server with root access
• A web server, Apache or Nginx
• MySQL or MariaDB
• Java JDK 8 or higher

Step 1: Installing Java JDK

Open Terminal and run the following commands to install Java JDK:

sudo dnf install java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel

Step 2: Installing MySQL

Open Terminal and run the following command to install MySQL:

sudo dnf install mysql-server

Once installed, start the MySQL service:

sudo systemctl start mysqld.service

Step 3: Configuring MySQL

Run the following command to secure your MySQL installation:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

Follow the prompts to set a root password, remove anonymous users, disallow remote root login, and remove test databases.

Next, create a new database and user for OpenGTS:

sudo mysql -u root -p

CREATE DATABASE opengts;
CREATE USER 'opengts'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON opengts.* TO 'opengts'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit

Replace 'password' with a strong password for the opengts user.

Step 4: Installing OpenGTS

Download the OpenGTS installation package from the official website:

wget https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/opengts/server-base/OpenGTS_2.6.4.zip

Unzip the OpenGTS package:

unzip OpenGTS_2.6.4.zip

Copy the OpenGTS folder to your web server directory:

sudo cp -r OpenGTS_2.6.4 /var/www/html/opengts

Change the ownership and permissions of the OpenGTS folder:

sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/opengts
sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/html/opengts

Step 5: Configuring OpenGTS

Edit the OpenGTS configuration file:

sudo nano /var/www/html/opengts/private.xml

Update the database information with the opengts user and password you created earlier:

<!-- Database Configuration -->
<Database>
    <Host>localhost</Host>
    <Name>opengts</Name>
    <User>opengts</User>
    <Password>password</Password>
</Database>

Save and exit the file.

Step 6: Starting OpenGTS

Start the OpenGTS service:

sudo sh /var/www/html/opengts/bin/initdb.sh
sudo sh /var/www/html/opengts/bin/startup.sh

You can now access OpenGTS by navigating to http://your_server_ip/opengts.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed and configured OpenGTS on your Fedora Server. You can now begin tracking your vehicles, assets, or people with this powerful GPS tracking system.