owntracks-php-client

A simple and responsive self-hosted solution to record and map Owntracks http payloads.

Screenshots

Location records mapping

Responsible interface & controls

Features

• Owntracks HTTP payloads recoding into database
• Interface to map location records
• Responsive : accessible on mobile and tablet !
• Calendar to select location records period

Installation

Requirements

• PHP 5 and above
• MySQL or equivalent (MariaDB,...)
• self hosted / dedicated server / mutualized hosting

That's it !

Installation instructions

PHP Client

1. Download the source code and copy the content of the directory to your prefered location
2. Edit the config.inc.sample.php file to setup access to your database and rename to config.inc.php :

	$_config['sql_host']          // sql server hostname
	$_config['sql_user']          // sql server username
	$_config['sql_pass']          // sql server username password
	$_config['sql_db']            // database name
	
	$_config['sql_prefix']        // table prefix
	
	$_config['default_accuracy']  // default maxymum accuracy for location record to be displayed on the map
	
	$_config['enable_geo_reverse'] // set to TRUE to enable geo decoding of location records
	$_config['geo_reverse_lookup_url'] // geodecoding api url, will be appended with lat= & lon= attributes 

3. Create datatable using schema.sql (in the 'sql' directory)
4. Install dependencies using bower:

bower install

Owntracks app

Follow Owntracks Booklet to setup your Owntracks app :

1. Setup your Owntracks app :
2. Mode : HTTP
3. URL : http://your_host/your_dir/record.php

Usage

First time access

Access map of today's recorded locations at : http://your_host/your_dir/

Navigate through your recorded locations

• Use the "Previous" and "Next" buttons
• Manually change the From / To dates (next to the "Previous" button)

Adjust map settings

• Use the "Config" button to :
  • Display or hide the individual markers (first and last markers for the period will always be displayed)
  • Change maximum accuracy for displayed location records

Contributing

So far my team is small - just 1 person, but I'm willing to work with you!

I'd really like for you to bring a few more people along to join in.

Credits

• jQuery : the fast, small, and feature-rich JavaScript library
• Bootstrap : the sleek, intuitive, and powerful mobile first front-end framework for faster and easier web development
• Bootstrap-Datepicker :
• MomentJS : Full featured date library for parsing, validating, manipulating, and formatting dates
• LeafletJS : an open-source JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps
• Leaflet Hotline : A Leaflet plugin for drawing colored gradients along polylines.
• js-cookie : A simple, lightweight JavaScript API for handling browser cookies

License

This project is published under the GNU General Public License v3.0