Open HamClock Backend (OHB) provides a replacement backend for HamClock, allowing users and groups to run the server-side services needed by HamClock without relying on the original Clear Sky Institute infrastructure.
The project generates and serves the live data, maps, feeds, and endpoints used by HamClock clients, with an emphasis on independent deployment and compatibility with the HamClock Standards.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Generates live propagation data, maps, and feeds for HamClock clients.
- Implements the HamClock Standards for compatibility with supported frontend clients.
- Runs scheduled background jobs for fetching upstream data and producing backend artifacts.
- Serves dynamic text files for aurora, X-ray, solar flux, sunspot number, geomagnetic, solar wind, contest, DXpedition, and OTA spot displays.
- Generates map assets for clouds, weather, aurora, DRAP, MUF, terrain, countries, and solar imagery.
- Provides dynamic web endpoints for weather, IP geolocation, band conditions, VOACAP, PSKReporter, WSPR, and RBN data.
- Supports container-based installation as the recommended deployment method.
- Can be run on Raspberry Pi 4 class hardware or equivalent systems with suitable storage and cooling.
Website: github.com/komacke/open-hamclock-backend
Support:
Developer: Dave Koberstein
License: MIT License
OHB is written in Python, Shell and Perl. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn Perl with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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