I self-hosted it for a while now. Works well. I track all devices I have and additionally hardwired a GPS in my car, connected to it. It supports a almost infinite list of GPS devices and protocols, so definitely you can find something on their list.
Very configurable, when I added a Bluetooth temperature beacon to the GPS in my car I was able to write specific computed attributes in it so that it converts raw value and saves temperature together with each check-in.
I don't specifically distrust the code. I dont know where my data on that hosted service ends up since its rather private information. So self hosting is an option if i can see a demo without providing my personal data.
> but I'd also skip using their hosted service given that Traccar is a Russian company.
Why?
I mean... I don't live in russia, russian police/fsb has no power here, same probably is true for you too, and if i/yo do something stupid, the chances of a russian company giving data to my/your local police is much lower than if I/you used some local company. Why should hosting in russia be problematic here?
How else do you expect to test something? You either install it on your own server, and send your private data to your private server, or you use a public server and give them data.... what third option do you expect?
I self-hosted it for a while now. Works well. I track all devices I have and additionally hardwired a GPS in my car, connected to it. It supports a almost infinite list of GPS devices and protocols, so definitely you can find something on their list.
Very configurable, when I added a Bluetooth temperature beacon to the GPS in my car I was able to write specific computed attributes in it so that it converts raw value and saves temperature together with each check-in.
Are these GPS trackers that require their own cellular account?
needs examples.
https://www.traccar.org/documentation/
Like I said. Examples not docs
Are the demo servers a good enough example? https://www.traccar.org/demo-server/
Id have to register my own account with my personal data and connect my private phone to send my location to a server i know nothing about. Lets not.
At that level of paranoia, why dont you just self host.
https://www.traccar.org/download/
I don't specifically distrust the code. I dont know where my data on that hosted service ends up since its rather private information. So self hosting is an option if i can see a demo without providing my personal data.
It's a great open-source option, but I'd also skip using their hosted service given that Traccar is a Russian company.
> but I'd also skip using their hosted service given that Traccar is a Russian company.
Why?
I mean... I don't live in russia, russian police/fsb has no power here, same probably is true for you too, and if i/yo do something stupid, the chances of a russian company giving data to my/your local police is much lower than if I/you used some local company. Why should hosting in russia be problematic here?
No legal power :)
As opposed to their soft power, which is also non-existent?
Because nobody ever got murdered or abducted in a safe country by a dictatorial regime :)
I mean...
How else do you expect to test something? You either install it on your own server, and send your private data to your private server, or you use a public server and give them data.... what third option do you expect?
A demo with fake data allowing you to explore the product. This is actually very common in both opensource and in the commercial sector