Traccar update script

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Application Name

Traccar Modern GPS Tracking Platform

Website

https://www.traccar.org/

Description

Hello. Can you add an update to the existing traccar script? Thank you.
https://www.traccar.org/upgrading-traccar/
https://www.traccar.org/linux/
https://www.traccar.org/install-digitalocean/

Due Diligence

• I have searched existing scripts and found no duplicates.
• I have searched existing discussions and found no duplicate requests.
• This is not a game-related request.

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#!/usr/bin/env bash

Copyright (c) 2021-2024 tteck

Author: tteck (tteckster)

License: MIT

https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE

source /dev/stdin <<< "$FUNCTIONS_FILE_PATH"
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verb_ip6
catch_errors
setting_up_container
network_check
update_os

msg_info "Installing/Updating Traccar"

Check if curl and unzip are installed. Install them if not.

if ! command -v curl &>/dev/null || ! command -v unzip &>/dev/null; then
msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
$STD apt-get update # Update package lists
$STD apt-get install -y curl unzip # Install curl and unzip
msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
fi

Get the currently installed version (if Traccar is installed)

if [[ -f /opt/traccar/VERSION ]]; then
INSTALLED_VERSION=$(cat /opt/traccar/VERSION)
else
INSTALLED_VERSION=""
fi

Get the latest available version from GitHub API

RELEASE=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/traccar/traccar/releases/latest | grep "tag_name" | awk '{print substr($2, 3, length($2)-4) }')

msg_info "Latest Traccar Version: ${RELEASE}"
if [[ ! -z "$INSTALLED_VERSION" ]]; then
msg_info "Installed Traccar Version: ${INSTALLED_VERSION}"
fi

Compare versions

if [[ "$RELEASE" == "$INSTALLED_VERSION" ]]; then
msg_info "Traccar is already up to date."
exit 0 # Exit the script if already up to date
fi

Download and install/update Traccar

msg_info "Downloading Traccar v${RELEASE}"
wget -q https://github.com/traccar/traccar/releases/download/v${RELEASE}/traccar-linux-64-${RELEASE}.zip

msg_info "Installing/Upgrading Traccar"
if [[ -d /opt/traccar ]]; then

Upgrade: Stop the service before upgrading

msg_info "Stopping Traccar Service"
systemctl stop traccar
msg_ok "Stopped Traccar Service"

Create a backup of the current installation (optional but recommended)

msg_info "Backing up current Traccar installation"
mv /opt/traccar /opt/traccar.bak
msg_ok "Backup created at /opt/traccar.bak"
fi

Extract the archive to /opt/ and rename the extracted directory

$STD unzip -o traccar-linux-64-${RELEASE}.zip -d /opt/
mv /opt/traccar-linux-64-${RELEASE} /opt/traccar

echo "${RELEASE}" > /opt/traccar/VERSION # Save the installed version

Start the service. Check if service file exists first.

if [[ -f /etc/systemd/system/traccar.service ]]; then
msg_info "Starting Traccar Service"
systemctl enable --now traccar
msg_ok "Started Traccar Service"
else
msg_info "Creating systemd service"
cat </etc/systemd/system/traccar.service
[Unit]
Description=Traccar GPS Tracking Server
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=root # Change to the user Traccar should run as if necessary
WorkingDirectory=/opt/traccar
ExecStart=/opt/traccar/bin/start.sh
Restart=on-failure

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF
systemctl enable --now traccar
msg_ok "Created and started systemd service"
fi

rm -rf README.txt traccar-linux-64-${RELEASE}.zip # No need to remove traccar.run, it is inside the archive

Cleanup

msg_info "Cleaning up"
if [[ -d /opt/traccar.bak ]]; then
rm -rf /opt/traccar.bak # Remove the old backup
msg_ok "Removed old backup"
fi
$STD apt-get -y autoremove
$STD apt-get -y autoclean
msg_ok "Cleaned"

msg_ok "Traccar successfully installed/updated to v${RELEASE}"
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