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@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ Notable defaults that are perhaps not what you'd first expect:
* The internal HTTP server is disabled. I recommend using an external webserver (see below). * The internal HTTP server is disabled. I recommend using an external webserver (see below).
You can reconfigure to enable the internal one if you don't want to use an external one. You can reconfigure to enable the internal one if you don't want to use an external one.
To reconfigure, either use dpkg-reconfigure dump1090-mutability or edit /etc/default/dump1090-mutability. Both should be self-explanatory. To reconfigure, either use `dpkg-reconfigure dump1090-mutability` or edit `/etc/default/dump1090-mutability`. Both should be self-explanatory.
## External webserver configuration ## External webserver configuration
This is the recommended configuration; a dedicated webserver is almost always going to be better and more secure than the collection of hacks that is the dump1090 webserver. This is the recommended configuration; a dedicated webserver is almost always going to be better and more secure than the collection of hacks that is the dump1090 webserver.
It works by having dump1090 write json files to a path under /run once a second (this is on tmpfs and will not write to the sdcard). It works by having dump1090 write json files to a path under `/run` once a second (this is on tmpfs and will not write to the sdcard).
Then an external webserver is used to serve both the static html/javascript files making up the map view, and the json files that provide the dynamic data. Then an external webserver is used to serve both the static html/javascript files making up the map view, and the json files that provide the dynamic data.
The package includes a config file for lighttpd (which is what I happen to use on my system). The package includes a config file for lighttpd (which is what I happen to use on my system).
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# Bug reports, feedback etc # Bug reports, feedback etc
Please use the [github issues page](https://github.com/mutability/dump1090/issues) to report any problems. Please use the [github issues page](https://github.com/mutability/dump1090/issues) to report any problems.
Or you can [email me](oliver@mutability.co.uk). Or you can [email me](mailto:oliver@mutability.co.uk).
# Future plans # Future plans