Note: as of may 1st 2023, the remote web console is no longer operational. Contact me you have any questions

ogn-install

Install OGN software on a Raspberry Pi (all models).

Note: The generic OGN-pi image i created with this script can be found here

Installation basics

download latest RaspiOS from https://downloads.raspberrypi.org/raspios_lite_armhf/images/
clone this repository: git clone https://github.com/petercreyghton/ogn-install
edit /boot/ogn-install/OGN-receiver.conf and set the required paramaters ReceiverName, Latitude, Longitude and piUserPassword
mount the image and copy /ogn-install to /boot/
for headless installation: edit wpa_supplicant.conf and copy it to /boot
create an empty /boot/ssh file to enable SSH access
flash the RaspiOS image to an SD card
boot a Raspberry Pi with the flashed SD card
log in as user pi and run these commands:

sudo -i
cd /boot/ogn-install
./install.sh

After installation, the Pi reboots. Log in to check the status of the receiver.

Easy Access

This version of ogn-install includes easy access to the Pi via web console and ssh through a secure reverse tunnel.

Try ssh pi@remotelysecu.re to log in with SSH or browse to http://remotelysecu.re to access your Pi without an SSH program.

In short, Easy Access eliminates searching for the ip address of that headless receiver that's way up high near the antenna. Access is provided by a cloudserver which restricts Pi access to computers on your local network. So that's pretty secure, even without TLS.

If you don't want to access the Pi via Easy Access you can disable it by entering:

systemctl disable --now remotelysecure-client.service

Additionally you can disable the remote admin user in OGN-receiver.conf (RemoteAdminEnabled="NO")

Screenshot

Here's a screenshot of my test receiver:

Yep! That's a screenshot of the Easy Access webpage, available only from the same network the Pi is attached to.

Plans

Remote access

For a future release, plans are to implement remote access to the receiver with a public ssh key and a generated accountname based on the receiver's station name. This is still work in progress, as it should be more than remotely secure ;-)

Remote Assistance

As with the OGN image from Sebastién Chaumontet, a remote admin account is created in preparation of a form of remote assistance. Actual remote assistance is not provided as of yet.

Meisterschueler/ogn-image