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ThinLine Radio is a self-hosted scanner server. It takes calls from SDRTrunk, Trunk Recorder and other recorders, stores them, and streams them live to the web app and the ThinLine Radio mobile apps. These pages cover installing the server and running it from the Admin page.

New here? Install the server for your platform, then read the Admin Overview for a tour of the admin page.

1. Installation

• Windows
  • Install PostgreSQL on Windows
  • Install ThinLine Radio on Windows
  • Set up a Cloudflare Tunnel on Windows
• Linux (Ubuntu)
• Docker
• macOS

2. First-time setup

• Branding and logo
• Email via SMTP
• Stripe billing
• Main systems and subsystems
• Radio Reference updates

3. Admin guide

Getting started

• Admin Overview: signing in, the layout, search and saving

Radio setup

• Systems, Talkgroups and Units
• Groups and Tags
• API Keys and Uploading Calls: SDRTrunk, Trunk Recorder and HTTP uploads
• Dirwatch: import audio files from a folder
• Downstreams: forward calls to another server

People and access

• Users
• User Groups: access, delays, features and billing
• User Registration and Invitations
• Admin Roles: give someone part of the admin page
• Share Links: let anyone listen to chosen channels

Options and Settings

• Options and Settings: every panel at a glance
• Transcription
• Alerts, Keywords and Tones
• Thinline Radio Services and Push Notifications
• Call Natures, Mapping and Transcript Parser

Operations

• Logs and Listeners
• System Health and Server Alerts
• Dispatch Alerts
• SDR Health
• Tools: imports, admin password, config backup, purge
• Assistant
• Central Management

Getting help

• Releases and downloads: GitHub Releases
• Bugs and feature requests: GitHub Issues