A multi-platform image for running Direwolf for APRS projects
docker pull w2bro/direwolf
helm repo add w2bro https://radio-charts.w2bro.dev
helm install w2bro/direwolf| Variable | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
CALLSIGN |
Yes | Your callsign & SSID, example N0CALL-10 |
PASSCODE |
Yes | Passcode for igate login, find passcode here |
LATITUDE |
Yes | Latitude for PBEACON, example 42^37.14N |
LONGITUDE |
Yes | Longitude for PBEACON, example 071^20.83W |
COMMENT |
No | Override PBEACON default comment, do not use the ~ character |
SYMBOL |
No | APRS symbol for PBEACON, defaults to igate |
IGSERVER |
No | Override with the APRS server for your region, default for North America noam.aprs2.net |
ADEVICE |
No | Override Direwolf's ADEVICE for digipeater, default is stdin null for receive-only igate |
FREQUENCY |
No | Override rtl_fm input frequency, default 144.39M North America APRS |
DW_STANDALONE |
No | Set to any value to disable rtl_fm, useful in digipeater applications. Must also set ADEVICE |
DWARGS |
No | Set to add/pass any arguments to the direwolf executable, example -t 0 for no color logs |
Example deployment to run on a k3s Raspberry Pi node with a RTL-SDR Blog v3 dongle plugged into one of the USB ports
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
name: aprs-igate
namespace: ham-radio
spec:
replicas: 1
selector:
matchLabels:
app: aprs-igate
template:
metadata:
labels:
app: aprs-igate
spec:
nodeName: homelab-pi4b-node-attic-2
containers:
- name: direwolf
image: w2bro/direwolf
imagePullPolicy: Always
securityContext:
privileged: true
env:
- name: CALLSIGN
value: N0CALL-10
- name: PASSCODE
value: "12345"
- name: FREQUENCY
value: 144.39M
- name: LATITUDE
value: 42^37.14N
- name: LONGITUDE
value: 071^20.83W
volumeMounts:
- mountPath: /dev/bus/usb/001/004
name: rtl
volumes:
- name: rtl
hostPath:
path: /dev/bus/usb/001/004