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Web Portal

Yash Mulgaonkar edited this page Jul 24, 2026 · 7 revisions

Web Portal

Open from any device on your LAN:

http://<hostname>.local (default port 80; change with WEB_PORT in /etc/flightscnr.env)

Portal preferences are stored on the Pi in /var/lib/flightscnr/ and apply without wiping on update.

Main sections

Section Purpose
Radar Set radar center (lat/lon), range, distance units, min altitude, color theme, compass, facing direction, sweep, AIS enable
Display & screens Brightness, flight-detail and clock timeouts, auto-return to clock when empty
Off-hours Night schedule — dim, turn off display, or show clock
Weather °C / °F for clock and forecast
Alerts Military, emergency squawk, watch list, hide non-alerted aircraft
Tracking Track a callsign; route search (origin + destination) for live flights
API keys FR24, Tomorrow.io, AirLabs, FlightAware (route fallback), aisstream.io, NASA FIRMS (wildfires outside USA/Canada) — save or save & restart
Updates Check GitHub for new releases; Update Now runs git pull and re-syncs (git checkout required)
System Reboot or Shutdown the Pi remotely

Additional pages

URL Purpose
/stats Daily overhead flight counts and charts
/closest, /farthest Maps and logs for closest / farthest aircraft seen
/counter Raw flight counter JSON

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