Install Traccar on OpenSUSE

Traccar is an open-source GPS tracking system that enables users to monitor their assets or vehicles. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Traccar on OpenSUSE.

Prerequisites

  • OpenSUSE installed on your system
  • Root privileges

Step 1: Update the system

The first step is to update the system by running the following commands: 

sudo zypper update

Step 2: Install Java

Traccar requires Java to run. To install Java, run the following command: 

sudo zypper install java-1_8_0-openjdk java-1_8_0-openjdk-devel

Step 3: Download and Install Traccar

  1. Download the latest version of Traccar from https://www.traccar.org/download/.
wget https://github.com/traccar/traccar/releases/download/v4.12/traccar-linux-64-4.12.zip
  1. Unzip the downloaded file.
unzip traccar-linux-64-4.12.zip
  1. Change the directory to the extracted folder.
cd traccar-linux-64-4.12
  1. Make the traccar-server.jar file executable.
chmod +x traccar-server.jar

Step 4: Run Traccar

  1. To start Traccar, run the following command:
./traccar start
  1. To stop Traccar, run the following command:
./traccar stop

Step 5: Access Traccar web interface

Traccar includes a web interface that can be accessed through a web browser. To access the web interface, open a browser and enter the IP address of the server, followed by port 8082. For example, http://192.168.1.100:8082.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and set up Traccar on OpenSUSE.