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
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:

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

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

• Run the container using the docker compose command included here:

mkdir ./rtl-tcp && cd ./rtl-tcp
GIT_REPO_AND_BRANCH=LizenzFass78851/docker-rtl-tcp/master
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/$GIT_REPO_AND_BRANCH/docker-compose.yml \
  -o ./docker-compose.yml
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.