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Dawarich

Dawarich is a self-hosted location history service.

Setup

  1. Install Dawarich -- follow the Dawarich documentation
  2. Get your API Key from Dawarich settings
  3. Configure Colota:
    • Go to Settings > API Settings
    • Select the Dawarich template
    • Set your endpoint:
      https://dawarich.yourdomain.com/api/v1/owntracks/points?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
    • Choose a sync mode (e.g., Batch 5 minutes)

Payload Format

The Dawarich template auto-configures the following payload:

{
"_type": "location",
"lat": 51.495065,
"lon": -0.043945,
"acc": 12,
"alt": 519,
"vel": 0,
"batt": 85,
"bs": 2,
"tst": 1704067200,
"cog": 180.5
}

Note: Dawarich uses cog (course over ground) instead of bear for the bearing field.