docker-rtl-tcp

Dockerized RTL-SDR server for Raspberry Pi and other Devices

This Dockerfile allows you to easily deploy a native RTL-SDR server using Docker

Tags

Image	Tag	Build	Latest
ghcr.io/lizenzfass78851/docker-rtl-tcp	master		📌

Instructions

• It's needed to block certain kernel modules to get the RTL-SDR device work properly. Place run the folowing command to create the blacklist-rtl.conf in your host /lib/modprobe.d/ folder:

echo -e 'blacklist dvb_usb_rtl28xxu\nblacklist rtl2832\nblacklist rtl2830' | tee /lib/modprobe.d/blacklist-rtl.conf

optional: if the container does not work

• Additionally, we need to set the correct permissions to the modules for allowing TCP messages. Place the rtl_sdr.rules file into your host /etc/udev/rules.d/ folder:

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LizenzFass78851/docker-rtl-tcp/master/files/rtl_sdr.rules \
  -o /etc/udev/rules.d/rtl_sdr.rules

• Reboot your Device, this should only have to be done once.

• To run with docker-compose

git clone https://github.com/LizenzFass78851/docker-rtl-tcp rtl-tcp --single-branch --depth 1
cd rtl-tcp
nano docker-compose.yml # if you want to override any default value
docker-compose up -d

• The server is listening on port 1234, connect to it using your RTL-SDR client (i.e. SDRSharp) and the IP of the Device.

sdr://<your-hostname>:1234

• Enjoy and open an issue or collaborate with a PR if anything is not working as expected.