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OwnTracks-Recorder #2129
Description
Name of the Script
OwnTracks-Recorder
Script Type
CT (LXC Container)
Does this script support arm64?
arm64 supported
📋 Script Details
Stores and serves the location data published by the OwnTracks apps (iOS/Android) — history in a local LMDB store, web interface plus HTTP API for maps, tracks and friend positions. Self-hosted alternative to commercial location sharing. Requested in discussion #800.
- No source build. I initially assessed this as a C build because the GitHub release carries no binaries — wrong: upstream runs its own apt repository with a trixie suite. Verified
ot-recorder 1.0.1-0-deb13.0atrepo.owntracks.org/debian. Installed viasetup_deb822_repo+apt install ot-recorder, updates through apt. - Mosquitto is installed alongside; the recorder subscribes on
127.0.0.1:1883. Web UI on 8083, configured through/etc/default/ot-recorder. - Storage moved to
/opt/owntracks_dataviaOTR_STORAGEDIRso the tracking history sits outside the app directory. - Note: Mosquitto ships with its default config, which permits anonymous connections. Flagged as a warning — authentication and TLS are needed before port 1883 leaves the LAN.
Activity
github-actions commentedon Aug 4, 2026
The OwnTracks-Recorder script is ready for testing:
A local Mosquitto broker is installed and the recorder subscribes to it on 127.0.0.1:1883. Configure the OwnTracks app on your phone to publish to :1883 in MQTT mode.
Mosquitto is installed with its default configuration, which allows anonymous local connections. Before exposing port 1883 beyond your LAN, add authentication and TLS in /etc/mosquitto/conf.d/.
Location history is stored in /opt/owntracks_data (LMDB plus the recorder's own store), outside the app directory. Back that up - it is the entire tracking history.
Installed from the official OwnTracks apt repository (repo.owntracks.org/debian), so updates go through apt. The recorder can also run in HTTP mode instead of MQTT - see the upstream README.
Note: This is not in the official repo yet—it's just a dev version! After merging into ProxmoxVE, it will need to be recreated.
Discord testing thread: https://discord.com/channels/1302816934508630047/1534088311172239361
github-actions commentedon Sep 2, 2026
A PR has been created for owntracks-recorder: community-scripts/ProxmoxVE#16967
MickLesk commentedon Sep 2, 2026
Merged with #16967 in ProxmoxVE