Issues with Radarbox on Docker

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Hi all,

i know, it’s not the Radarbox-Forum, but the FA-Forum is more responsive and the RB Forum does not let me create a new post due to Javascript errors.

My Feeder (running on docker) is producing all the time connection timeouts in log and is unable to connect to the Servers (obviously). All attempts with reinstall the whole docker image fail. However the RBFeeder connects successfully to my Jetvision box, so there most be somthing different going wrong.

I can either use an existing serial or let the instance create a new one, the result is the same:

Logs (with new serial):

[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:11:59 [2022-09-25 21:11:59]  Starting RBFeeder Version 1.0.7 (build 20220917124600)
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:11:59 [2022-09-25 21:11:59]  Using configuration file: /etc/rbfeeder.ini
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:11:59 [2022-09-25 21:11:59]  Network-mode enabled.
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:11:59 [2022-09-25 21:11:59]            Remote host to fetch data: 192.168.2.100
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:11:59 [2022-09-25 21:11:59]            Remote port: 10006
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:11:59 [2022-09-25 21:11:59]            Remote protocol: BEAST
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:11:59 [2022-09-25 21:11:59]  Using GNSS (when available)
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:11:59 [2022-09-25 21:11:59]  Start date/time: 2022-09-25 21:11:59
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:11:59 [2022-09-25 21:11:59]  Socket for ANRB created. Waiting for connections on port 32088
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:12:00 [2022-09-25 21:12:00]  Connection established.
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:12:00 [2022-09-25 21:12:00]  Empty sharing key. We will try to create a new one for you!
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:12:01 [2022-09-25 21:12:01]  Your new key is xxxxx. Please save this key for future use. You will have to know this key to link this receiver to your account in RadarBox24.com. This key is also saved in configuration file (/etc/rbfeeder.ini)
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:12:29 Sun Sep 25 21:12:29 2022 mlat-client 0.2.12 starting up
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:12:29 Sun Sep 25 21:12:29 2022 Listening for Beast-format results connection on port 30105
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:12:34 Sun Sep 25 21:12:34 2022 Connected to multilateration server at mlat1.rb24.com:40900, handshaking
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:12:34 Sun Sep 25 21:12:34 2022 Server says: 
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:12:34 
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:12:34         AirNav Server
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:12:34 
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:12:34         The multilateration server source code is available under
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:12:34         the terms of the Affero GPL (v3 or later). You may obtain
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:12:34         a copy of this server's source code at the following
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:12:34         location: https://github.com/adsbexchange/mlat-server
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:12:34         
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:12:34 Sun Sep 25 21:12:34 2022 Handshake complete.
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:12:34 Sun Sep 25 21:12:34 2022   Compression:       zlib2
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:12:34 Sun Sep 25 21:12:34 2022   UDP transport:     disabled
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:12:34 Sun Sep 25 21:12:34 2022   Split sync:        disabled
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:12:34 Sun Sep 25 21:12:34 2022 Input connected to 127.0.0.1:32457
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:12:34 Sun Sep 25 21:12:34 2022 Input format changed to BEAST, 12MHz clock
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:12:35 Sun Sep 25 21:12:35 2022 Beast-format results connection with 127.0.0.1:32004: connection established
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:12:59 [2022-09-25 21:12:59]  ******** Statistics updated every 60 seconds ********
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:12:59 [2022-09-25 21:12:59]  Packets sent in the last 60 seconds: 1, Total packets sent since startup: 1
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:13:02 [2022-09-25 21:13:02]  Connection established.
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:13:12 [2022-09-25 21:13:12]  Could not start connection. Timeout.
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:14:00 [2022-09-25 21:14:00]  ******** Statistics updated every 60 seconds ********
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:14:00 [2022-09-25 21:14:00]  Packets sent in the last 60 seconds: 1, Total packets sent since startup: 2
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:14:13 [2022-09-25 21:14:13]  Connection established.
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 21:14:23 [2022-09-25 21:14:23]  Could not start connection. Timeout.

If someone has a flashing idea, would be appreciated

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I don’t face such problem. My rbfeeder in docker on HP Thin Client 502 is working without any issue.

abcd@debian11:~$ sudo reboot

abcd@debian11:~$ sudo docker container ls -a   

CONTAINER ID   IMAGE                                             COMMAND   CREATED        STATUS                    PORTS                    NAMES                    
d61xxxxxxebf   ghcr.io/sdr-enthusiasts/docker-radarbox:latest    "/init"   2 months ago   Up 39 minutes (healthy)   30105/tcp, 32088/tcp     rbfeeder2103

 

abcd@debian11:~$ sudo docker logs rbfeeder2103 | grep 2022/09/25

[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:07:29 [2022-09-25 20:07:29]  Starting RBFeeder Version 1.0.7 (build 20220531031500)                                    
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:07:29 [2022-09-25 20:07:29]  Using configuration file: /etc/rbfeeder.ini                                               
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:07:29 [2022-09-25 20:07:29]  Network-mode enabled.                     
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:07:29 [2022-09-25 20:07:29]            Remote host to fetch data: 10.0.0.100                                           
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:07:29 [2022-09-25 20:07:29]            Remote port: 30005              
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:07:29 [2022-09-25 20:07:29]            Remote protocol: BEAST          
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:07:29 [2022-09-25 20:07:29]  Using GNSS (when available)               
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:07:29 [2022-09-25 20:07:29]  Start date/time: 2022-09-25 20:07:29      
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:07:29 [2022-09-25 20:07:29]  Socket for ANRB created. Waiting for connections on port 32088                            
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:07:35 [2022-09-25 20:07:35]  Can't connect to AirNav Server. Retry in 60 seconds.                                      
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:08:29 [2022-09-25 20:08:29]  ******** Statistics updated every 60 seconds ********                                     
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:08:29 [2022-09-25 20:08:29]  Packets sent in the last 60 seconds: 0, Total packets sent since startup: 0               
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:08:41 [2022-09-25 20:08:41]  Can't connect to AirNav Server. Retry in 60 seconds.                                      
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:09:30 [2022-09-25 20:09:30]  ******** Statistics updated every 60 seconds ********                                     
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:09:30 [2022-09-25 20:09:30]  Packets sent in the last 60 seconds: 0, Total packets sent since startup: 0               
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:09:42 [2022-09-25 20:09:42]  Connection established.                   
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:09:42 [2022-09-25 20:09:42]  Client type: Raspberry Pi                 
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:09:42 [2022-09-25 20:09:42]  Connection with RadarBox24 server OK! Key accepted by server.                             
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:09:42 [2022-09-25 20:09:42]  This is your station serial number: EXTRPI002103                                          
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:10:00 Sun Sep 25 20:10:00 2022 mlat-client 0.2.12 starting up          
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:10:00 Sun Sep 25 20:10:00 2022 Listening for Beast-format results connection on port 30105                             
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:10:00 Sun Sep 25 20:10:00 2022 Connected to multilateration server at mlat1.rb24.com:40900, handshaking                
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:10:00 Sun Sep 25 20:10:00 2022 Server says:                            
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:10:00                  
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:10:00         AirNav Server                                            
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:10:00                  
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:10:00         The multilateration server source code is available under[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:10:00         the terms of the Affero GPL (v3 or later). You may obtain[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:10:00         a copy of this server's source code at the following     
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:10:00         location: https://github.com/adsbexchange/mlat-server    
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:10:00                  
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:10:00 Sun Sep 25 20:10:00 2022 Handshake complete.                     
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:10:00 Sun Sep 25 20:10:00 2022   Compression:       zlib2              
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:10:00 Sun Sep 25 20:10:00 2022   UDP transport:     disabled           
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:10:00 Sun Sep 25 20:10:00 2022   Split sync:        disabled           
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:10:00 Sun Sep 25 20:10:00 2022 Input connected to 127.0.0.1:32457      
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:10:00 Sun Sep 25 20:10:00 2022 Input format changed to BEAST, 12MHz clock                                              
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:10:01 Sun Sep 25 20:10:01 2022 Beast-format results connection with 127.0.0.1:32004: connection established            

[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:10:31 [2022-09-25 20:10:31]  ******** Statistics updated every 60 seconds ********                                     
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:10:31 [2022-09-25 20:10:31]  Packets sent in the last 60 seconds: 808, Total packets sent since startup: 808           
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:11:32 [2022-09-25 20:11:32]  ******** Statistics updated every 60 seconds ********                                     
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:11:32 [2022-09-25 20:11:32]  Packets sent in the last 60 seconds: 1141, Total packets sent since startup: 1949         
[rbfeeder-stats] 2022/09/25 20:12:29 Packets sent in past 5 minutes: 1949, total packets since container start: 1949                            
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:12:33 [2022-09-25 20:12:33]  ******** Statistics updated every 60 seconds ********                                     
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:12:33 [2022-09-25 20:12:33]  Packets sent in the last 60 seconds: 1075, Total packets sent since startup: 3024         
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:13:34 [2022-09-25 20:13:34]  ******** Statistics updated every 60 seconds ********                                     
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:13:34 [2022-09-25 20:13:34]  Packets sent in the last 60 seconds: 1037, Total packets sent since startup: 4061         

[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:14:35 [2022-09-25 20:14:35]  ******** Statistics updated every 60 seconds ********                                     
[rbfeeder] 2022/09/25 20:14:35 [2022-09-25 20:14:35]  Packets sent in the last 60 seconds: 1031, Total packets sent since startup: 5092         
abcd@debian11:~$
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Is your docker+rbfeeder installed on RPi? If yes, then why not try to install rbfeeder directly instead of throuhh docker. The rbfeeder for Pi is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.

I had to use docker, as my Thin Client has x86_64 architecture, and uses OS Debian11 amd 64.

The rbfeeder does NOT provide x86_64 version, only armhf and arm64 versions. They were forced to declare source-code due to use of open souece dump1090-mutability and mlat-client, but it is a joke, as they kept secret 3 parameters which are essential to compile the .deb package from source code.

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No, it is not.

I am running it as docker on a virtual machine. I know that there is no x86_64 available, that why docker is used.

It was running at the beginning without issues for several, but now i do have this problem.

Removing the docker image and restart from scratch brings the same issue.

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Which docker image are you using? I am using this one for last 2 months without any issue:

 

 

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Correct, that’s the one i am using as well. I think there is no other which works so far.

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radarbox seems unable to fix their tech issues, there are constant complaints of feeders not working.

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That is my feeling as well.

I have contacted them via tech support, but i do not have much hope.

What i tried so far is the installation on the Jetvision device. For this it is working native. But the docker image still gets the connection timeout error.

As i didn’t use RB that often, maybe i simply give it up.

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Still no response from support.

Installation on the Jetvision device now throws the same error.

Giving up now feeding Radarbox

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