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Why activation if this is a freeware?  VRS X is currently in closed beta. The activation system is a temporary measure designed to protect the binary files and control the distribution of the early-access builds. How can I activate VRS X? If you are a...

Feed Configuration To start tracking aircraft, you need to connect VRS X to a data source (Feeder). Step-by-Step Setup Open the Admin Panel. Click on the Feeds tab in the sidebar. Click the + Add Feed button. Configuration Fields ...

Data Sources: Aircraft Database VRS X does not come with a built-in aircraft database. Why? Because I believe your database is the best, and I know how much time you've spent perfecting it. By using the BYOD (Bring Your Own Data) approach, VRS X acts as a hi...

Data Sources: Airport Database (OurAirports) To display airports, runways, and metadata on the map, VRS X utilizes the community-driven OurAirports dataset. This allows you to have up-to-date global airport information without bloating the core application. ...

Aircraft Icon Mapping While VRS X features an intelligent automatic icon selection based on Weight Turbulence Category (WTC), you can manually override these defaults for specific aircraft. This allows you to assign dedicated silhouettes to your favorite or m...

User Management & Access Control This section handles the security of your VRS X instance, allowing you to control who can view your radar data and who can modify server configurations. Radar Visibility The Web Server settings defines the global reach of yo...

Weather Integration: The METAR Decoder VRS X features a high-precision, state-of-art METAR decoder. It doesn't just display raw weather strings; it parses real-time data from NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) to provide structured, action...

External API Integrations: Google Maps & OpenAIP To enhance your radar experience with professional-grade base layers and aeronautical data, VRS X supports integration with third-party providers. These configurations are located in the General Settings panel....

Pre-start checklist Before waking the Linux beast, make sure your system meets the basic requirements: Kernel 5.0 or newer Check it with: uname -r OpenSSL 1.1.1 or OpenSSL 3.x with TLS 1.2/1.3 support Check it with: openssl version No sudo needed to r...

Sudo is not necessary anywhere! Compatibility information Only Apple Silicon is supported. This build is intended for Apple Silicon Macs only, for example M1, M2, M3, M4 and newer. Intel Macs are not supported. Start VRSX on macOS Download the osx-arm64.zip...

Nah, I hate Windows, but let me try to help ya The workflow is as simple as Windows, as buggy as Windows and as problematic as... yeah, you guessed correctly. As Windows. BEFORE YOU START, READ THIS! Due to TLS requirements, only certain Windows versions are s...

VRS X Supports 2 types of Aircraft Datasets: OpenSky-Network CSV and ADSBExchange NDJSON This tutorial has been made to make it easier to understand the concept and how to set this thing up properly. Why? The answer is simple: licensing. To avoid any reverse e...

Startup and Login 1. First startup Start the VRS X service/application. Open the admin panel: default: http://localhost:8085/admin if AdminPort was changed: http://<host>:<admin-port>/admin Complete activation (if required). Set the administrator password....

General Settings General Settings should contain only global radar behavior and presentation options. What to configure here Instance name and high-level identity settings. General map behavior and display options. User-facing options rather than infrastructu...

Feeds and Merged Feeds This page is a quick navigator for feed topics. Recommended order Configure feed source and MLAT behavior. Use Add Feed Set for multi-port receivers on one IP. Configure merged feeds. Check merged feed coverage if you need to validate r...

Server Settings Treat Server Settings as infrastructure and maintenance. 1. Web Server Port and Admin Port Web Server Port Port used by the public radar (/AircraftList.json, map frontend). Admin Port Port used by the admin panel (/admin). Recommended: use a...

Resources and Visuals 1. Navigation This page is a quick navigator for visual resources and marker customization. Recommended reading: 12-Resources-Flags-and-Silhouettes.md 13-Custom-Operator-Logo.md 14-Aircraft-Colors-and-Operator-Colors.md 17-Aircraft-Model...

Users and Security 1. User management In Users: create operator accounts, reset/change passwords, remove unused accounts. Avoid using one shared account for multiple operators. 2. Public vs private radar Radar Visibility controls radar access mode: Public -...