stevemcquaid/goatak

go ATAK/CivTAK simple server & web client

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GoATAK - free ATAK/CivTAK server & web-based client

Is is early alfa now. If you need production ready ATAK server - take a look at FreeTakServer or Taky.

This is Golang implementation of ATAK server/CoT router aimed to test some ideas about CoT message routing.

binary builds can be downloaded from actions

Web-based client features

v1 (XML) and v2 (protobuf) CoT protocol support
SSL connection support, tested with FreeTakServer and Argustak
web-ui, ideal for big screen situation awareness center usage
unit track - your target unit is always in the center of map
RedX tool - to measure distance and bearing
Digital Pointer - send DP position to all other contacts

GoATAK server features

same features as client, but... with embedded server!

Web client setup

Download latest binary build from actions
Unzip it to local directory
edit goatak_client.yml (default values are for community server).
run webclient
open http://localhost:8080 in your browser

You can use as many config files as you want and run with specific config with webclient -config <your_config.yml>

Web client config examples

simple config to connect to Argustak cloud based TAK server:

---
server_address: argustak.com:4444:ssl
web_port: 8080
me:
   callsign: username
   uid: auto
   type: a-f-G-U-C
   team: Blue
   role: Team Member
   lat: 0
   lon: 0
ssl:
   cert: username.p12
   password: password

Libraries used

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