This is a multi-arch docker installer for HBlink3 and HBmonV2 combined for Debian 10 / 11. The HBMonv2 dashboard is not currently supported on debian 12 at this time!!
Parrot is built into this install (Default disabled, see below how to enable the parrot feature!
This is a destructive installer and is recomended to be built on a freshly installed machine running Debian 10 or 11. Please note this installer will not work on Debian 12 Bookworm!!
Docker container pre-built for multi-arch!
- x86_64
- armv6 / armv7
- aarch64
- ppc64
- lots more!
This installer builds the entire HBlink server! It includes all of the dependencies needed to run HBlink3 within docker via docker-compose. The install also includes HBMonv2, which is a dashboard designed for HBlink3 by SP2ONG! This runs side by side, but at this time runs on the host machine using Systemd. HBMonv2 is controlled by a system unit file which runs the python code on the host.
This installer includes all the usual libs and packages including docker, apache2, php and python3. It is recommended that you install this on a 'clean machine'. The script is destructive and is not designed to be used on an exisiting machine that has other software on it! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
The host system must be running dabian 10 or 11. Although this software may run on the latest debian platform, this installer has only been tested on debian 10 and 11. The installer may fail due to pip/python changes in debian 12. This script has been tested on most architectures but the system requires, at a minimum; 1 core, 512mbmb of ram, the required spec to run docker and additional procceses! The system must be up-to-date and have Git installed. You can install Git from the CLI.
Note* If you get Locale error(s) (LC_CTYPE=UTF-8, which is wrong) can happen when you login over ssh from a Mac to a linux box, and your terminal automatically sets environment variables. There's a checkbox for that. Uncheck it, and you're good to go.
Make sure your system is up-to-date and pull Git from the apt repo.
apt-get install -y git- Preferably a clean Dabian 10 or 11 system. Make sure your system is up to date with the latest apt repository database. You must be super user "root" to run this installer successfully.
apt update
sudo su- It is very important that the installer runs from the /opt directory! We will then want to get this repository and git clone it to the /opt directory.
cd /opt
git clone https://github.com/ShaYmez/hblink3-docker-install- Now enter in to the cloned repo and execute the install script. No need to chmod as permissions are already satisfied.
cd hblink3-docker-install
./hblink3-docker-install.sh- follow the install and any prompts! It it will prompt you for kernel updates if neccassary.
- Once the installation is complete you will be presented with the first time run menu. Edit your config or exit to complete setup.
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Once the installation is complete you will be guided to the Setup Menu. To interact with this menu follow the on-screen instructions! Set up and configure your system with the new menu system! Once finihsed hit 'Finish Setup & Exit' to exit out of the setup menu.
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To enter the HBlink control menu, type the command
hblink-menu- To interact with the routine scripts manually you can enter the comands directly without the use of the menu
hblink-start
hblink-stop
hblink-restart
hblink-flush
hblink-update- To interact with HBlink3 manually using docker you need to enter the HBlink3 directory
cd /etc/hblink3- You can only interact with HBlink3 in this directory. Use the following commands to interact with the installation. We use docker-compose to run the docker container!
docker-compose up -d
docker-compose down
docker-compose restart
docker-compose pull
sudo nano docker-compose.yml- Edit your configuration before deployment!
nano hblink.cfg
nano rules.py- Check the logs for errors!
docker container logs hblink
or
/var/log/hblink/hblink.log- Interact with HBMonv2 (Dashboard engine)
systemctl start|stop|restart|status hbmon
Within this installation includes the new HBMonv2 by Weldek SP2ONG
- Better dashboard for monitoring per page
- Python build
- Websocket connection to web interface
- Can be easily secured by SSL / Websocket secure
- Includes lastheard database with auto cron installed
- Includes talkgroup html editable page
The installation can be upgraded either by the use of a future scripts or by manually backing up your configuration and re-running the install script. Also the ability and really cool feature of docker-compose is that its easy to update the container with fresh images! Run by a simple command. Make sure you are in the /etc/hblink3 dir.
docker-compose pullor
hblink-updatehttp 80/tcp
https 443/tcp
report 4321/tcp
websocket 9000/udp
MMDVM 62030-62031/udp
OBP 62032-62050/udp
ssh 22/tcpThis installer comes with the parrot disabled. To enable the parrot follow commands below.. Asuming you are super user root!
nano /etc/hblink3/docker-compose.ymlScroll down to the bottom of this compose file and look for - 'PARROT_ENABLE=0'
Edit this to enable the Parrot master server which will be excuted upun restart
- 'PARROT_ENABLE=1'Ctrl X and save! Now lets enable the peer to connect to the master in our config...
nano /etc/hblink3/hblink.cfgScroll down to the [Parrot] stanza and edit ENABLED: True to enable.
Next we have put an example rule in rules.py. Remove the # hashes to enable routing of the parrot.
'''sh
nano /etc/hblink3/rules.py
Ctrl X and hit save!
Once done save this and enter the the HBlink control menu
```sh
hblink-menu
Select option 4 "Update HBlinlk / Docker Watch the terminal for any errors while bringing up the project! You can use the parrot on TG9999 (Default) or edit for your own tastes!
Make sure you have properly configured your firewall!!! If using Vultr servers they come default with full firewall blockade! For initial testing disable the firewall!
ufw disableWe will be updating this repository to include more documentation. In the mean time learn about docker @ https://docker.com and visit the HBlink3 official repo for further documentation! https://github.com/HBLink-org/
