In this repository have all needed to build working HBlink3 server. It is based on HBlink3 created by N0MJS and include Parrot server. Also here is HBmonitor created by SP2ONG. To this project contribute also N4IRS. THis is complete DMR server with WEB based monitor.
It allow communication from DMR radio via Pi-Star via HBlink to another Pi-Star and DMR radio connected to it.
It allow communication from DMR radio via Pi-Star via HBlink to BrandMeister server as peer and DMR radios connected to talk groups in BrandMeister server.
It allow communication from DMR radio via Pi-Star via HBlink to IPSC2 server as peer and DMR radios connected to talk groups in IPSC2 server.
It allow communication from DMR radio via Pi-Star via HBlink to XLX as peer and DMR or D-Star radios connected to XLX.
It allow communication from DMR radio via Pi-Star via HBlink to HBlink as peer and DMR radios connected to talk groups in HBlink.
HBlink server also allow control on traffic. It is possible to setup Talk Group for turn on or off one TG, several TG or all TG. This software provide very good control on DMR traffic, incoming and outgoing to other servers like BrandMeister, IPSC2, XLX and HBlink.
Many thanks to N0MJS creator, N4IRS and SP2ONG for this such nice software.
Originaly this software was created as software for connection between IPSC2 and BrandMeister. Be careful when you use it and create your communication channels.
This software is very good for small networks of few hotspots or repeater or mix of them. It work very well on Raspberry Pi3 with Raspbian Buster, or on Desktop machine with Linux (tested on Linux Mint)
I do not provide support for this software. If future updates in operating systems make it not working or not possible to be installed, sorry but I'm not going to fix such problems. Use this software on your own risk. If you cause troubles by inapropriate settings or ussage of this software I do not take any responsibility. Everyone who use this software, is responsible for any problems caused in his or other networks.
Follow the next commands in terminal to install HBlink and HBmonitor on raspbian buster or Linux Mint:
apt update
apt upgrade
apt dist-upgrade
apt autoremove
apt autoclean
apt install git
apt install python3-distutils
cd /opt/
wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
python3 get-pip.py
apt install python3-twisted
apt install python3-bitarray
apt install python3-dev
git clone https://github.com/lz5pn/HBlink3
mv /opt/HBlink3/ /opt/backup/
mv /opt/backup/HBlink3/ /opt/
mv /opt/backup/HBmonitor/ /opt/
mv /opt/backup/dmr_utils3/ /opt/
rm -r /opt/backup/
cd /opt/dmr_utils3
chmod +x install.sh
./install.sh
/usr/bin/python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
pip install --upgrade dmr_utils3
cd /opt/HBlink3
cp hblink-SAMPLE.cfg hblink.cfg
cp rules-SAMPLE.py rules.py
nano /lib/systemd/system/hblink.service
#Copy and paste the next:
[Unit]
Description=Start HBlink
After=multi-user.target
[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /opt/HBlink3/bridge.py
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable hblink
chmod +x playback.py
#Create directory for registration files, if /var/log/hblink is not created.
mkdir /var/log/hblink
#To start Parrot service must use file /lib/systemd/system/parrot.service
nano /lib/systemd/system/parrot.service
#Copy and paste the next:
[Unit]
Description=HB bridge all Service
After=network-online.target syslog.target
Wants=network-online.target
[Service]
StandardOutput=null
WorkingDirectory=/opt/HBlink3
RestartSec=3
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /opt/HBlink3/playback.py -c /opt/HBlink3/playback.cfg
Restart=on-abort
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
#Start Parrot service:
systemctl enable parrot.service
systemctl start parrot.service
systemctl status parrot.service
#To create your own configuration edit next two files or leave them as is, just to see is it all work as it is expected. After check, you can edit this files and add peers and bridges as you want. Advice - do not create bridges between peers. Create bridges only between peers and local masters, where are connected your repeaters or spots. Create bridges between peers can make a lot of headace, except if admins of servers where are connected your peers, are agree with this!
nano /opt/HBlink3/hblink.cfg
nano /opt/HBlink3/rules.py
#Test configuration:
python3 /opt/HBlink3/bridge.py
#If it's ok exit with "ctrl-c" and start service
systemctl start hblink
systemctl status hblink
cd /opt/HBmonitor
chmod +x install.sh
./install.sh
cp config_SAMPLE.py config.py
nano /opt/HBmonitor/config.py
#Start monitor as system service:
cp utils/hbmon.service /lib/systemd/system/
systemctl enable hbmon
systemctl start hbmon
systemctl status hbmon
My HBlink servers: http://kario88.dynamic-dns.net:8184/ and http://lz5pn.freeddns.com:8184/
73 de LZ5PN