Welcome to the FreeTakServer (FTS) git repository.

FTS is a Python3 implementation of the TAK Server for devices like CivTAK , WinTAK and ITAK, it is cross-platform and is only dependent on python stdlib libraries. We use the Flask framework for web services. it's free and open source (released under the Eclipse Public License).

FTS allows you to connect ATAK clients to share geo information, to chat with all the connected clients, exchange files and more. It intends to support all the major use cases of the original TAK server.

This code is currently in ALPHA STAGE Check out our roadmap @ FreeTakServer#25 to see what is planned If you have any issues don't hesitate to bring it up https://github.com/Tapawingo/FreeTakServer/issues, as TAKFreeServer is still in the early stages of development.

we support a public instance of FTS.

• download the configuration here https://drive.google.com/open?id=1IK1LfPN13EWikHaMyOuDDwIerNGz-Wli
• use the Import manager in ATAK to import the configuration

to discuss with the developer team Use the reddit server https://www.reddit.com/r/ATAK/ and the Discord chat https://discordapp.com/invite/XEPyhHA

TAKFreeServer uses a MVC pattern, the concept of a COT is described in a set of Domain classes, generated from the UML model using a Model Driven Architecture approach. The target architecture supports also the ability to implement "plugins", thanks to a listener, that is decouple from the main server

under docs, you can find various documents including an UMl model of the model classes involved in a COT event.

• Python 3

• Install Python3

  sudo apt update && sudo apt install python3 && sudo apt install pip3 (Ubuntu)

• install Flask

  pip install flask

• install git

  pip install git

• Clone TAKLib repository

  git clone https://github.com/Tapawingo/FreeTakServer.git

cd TAKlib/TAKfreeServer/

python3 server.py

see also https://github.com/Tapawingo/FreeTakServer/tree/master/TAKfreeServer/TAKLinuxService

cd TAKlib/TAKfreeServer/TAKLinuxService

sudo python3 beginServerFromLinux.py

see also https://github.com/Tapawingo/FreeTakServer/tree/master/TAKfreeServer/TAKWinService To run this program you require admin priviliges

1. allow python.exe in firewall
2. open whichever port you will be using for connections in firewall
3. kill any program already running on whichever port you've decided to use
4. open CMD with admin
5. cd into whichever directory FreetakServer is located

Cd FreeTakServer/TakWinService

6. type the following

beginProgramAsService.py install

7. type

beginProgramAsService.py start

TAKFreeServer_running_as_service.py

can be run independently

if you have this error Python windows service “Error starting service: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion”

attempt to add python to the system path

• TakFreeServer
  • Controllers: Contains all the business Logic
  • Models: Contains all the COT object model
  • TAKLinuxService: a demon for linux OS
  • TakWinService: a service for the windows OS
• Docs: Usefull documentation regarding COTS and different logs to understand how those are implemented
• Model: a UML model in Sparx EnterpriseArchitect format (see https://sparxsystems.com/products/ea/trial/request.html).
• Old: Legacy versions