How to Install OpenGTS on Manjaro

OpenGTS is an open-source GPS tracking system that allows you to track vehicles and assets in real-time. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the installation of OpenGTS on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before you start the installation, make sure you have the following requirements:

  • A Manjaro Linux installation with sudo access.
  • Java Development Kit (JDK) 8 or later.
  • MySQL server installed and running on your system.
  • Apache Tomcat installed and configured properly.

Step 1 — Downloading OpenGTS

The first step is to download the OpenGTS package from their website. You can download the latest version from the following URL:

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

Extract the downloaded zip file using the following command:

unzip OpenGTS_2.6.4.zip

Step 2 — Configuring OpenGTS

Navigate to the OpenGTS_2.6.4 directory and open the build.xml file in a text editor.

cd OpenGTS_2.6.4
nano build.xml

Set the following properties in the build.xml file:

<property name="gtshome" value="/var/www/opengts"/>
<property name="gtsuser" value="tomcat"/>
<property name="gtsgroup" value="tomcat"/>
<property name="sysAdminEmail" value="[email protected]"/>
<property name="webAppRoot" value="/var/www/tomcat/webapps"/>
<property name="mysql.host" value="localhost"/>
<property name="mysql.port" value="3306"/>
<property name="mysql.db" value="opengts"/>
<property name="mysql.user" value="root"/>
<property name="mysql.pass" value="your_mysql_password"/>

Save and close the file.

Step 3 — Building OpenGTS

Run the following command to build OpenGTS:

ant all

The build process may take some time. Once the process is complete, you will see a message indicating that the build was successful.

Step 4 — Installing OpenGTS

Run the following command to install OpenGTS:

sudo ant install

During the installation process, the necessary files will be copied to the specified directories.

Step 5 — Starting OpenGTS

To start OpenGTS, run the following commands:

sudo systemctl start tomcat

Now, you can access the OpenGTS web interface by opening a web browser and navigating to http://your_ip_address:8080/track/Track. Replace your_ip_address with the IP address of your server.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install OpenGTS on Manjaro Linux. You can now use OpenGTS to track vehicles and assets in real-time.