Usage

Command-line

Command-line usage is available by running aprscot -h.

usage: aprscot [-h] [-c CONFIG_FILE] [-p PREF_PACKAGE]

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -c CONFIG_FILE, --CONFIG_FILE CONFIG_FILE
                        Optional configuration file. Default: config.ini
  -p PREF_PACKAGE, --PREF_PACKAGE PREF_PACKAGE
                        Optional connection preferences package zip file (aka data package).

Run as a service / Run forever

1. Add the text contents below a file named /etc/systemd/system/aprscot.service
   You can use nano or vi editors: sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/aprscot.service
2. Reload systemctl: sudo systemctl daemon-reload
3. Enable APRSCOT: sudo systemctl enable aprscot
4. Start APRSCOT: sudo systemctl start aprscot

aprscot.service Content

[Unit]
Description=APRSCOT - Display APRS in TAK
Documentation=https://aprscot.rtfd.io
Wants=network.target
After=network.target

[Service]
RuntimeDirectoryMode=0755
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/aprscot -c /etc/aprscot.ini
SyslogIdentifier=aprscot
Type=simple
Restart=always
RestartSec=30
RestartPreventExitStatus=64
Nice=-5

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target

Pay special attention to the ExecStart line above. You'll need to provide the full local filesystem path to both your aprscot executable & aprscot configuration files.