This will build either a new kind of XLX reflector or a tri-mode XRF reflector. The XLX is new because it can support out-going DExtra links, by adding a new DExtra Peer type and it has many changes designed to increase reliability and stability. The XRF reflector built from this source supports inbound DExtra, DPlus and DCS connections. Like XLX, XRF also supports out-going DExtra linking. Please note that for now, only one DExtra peer link per node is supported.
This is an improved version of the multi-protocol Reflector. Nearly all std::vector containers have been replaced with std::list containers. This is a far better choice for any collection where it is common to delete elements that are not at the end of the collection. Also in this package, no classes are derived from any standard containers. Because standard containers don't have a virtual destructor, this is highly ill-advised and while the origin XLX server worked using such derivations, it represents a possible serious problem when considering future development. Also, the clean-up routines designed to be executed when shutting down were unreachable as designed and this has been fixed. Please note that it can take several seconds to complete the shutdown while some execution threads complete their i/o cycle.
The Makefiles have been improved to provide automatically generated dependencies. This significantly speeds up updating time and eliminates build errors. Be sure to do a make clean before you switch your build type between XLX and XRF.
These reflectors no longer has a daemon-mode. It is unnecessary for systemd. Only systemd-based operating systems are supported. Debian 9 or Ubuntu 18 is recommended. If you want to install this on a non-systemd based OS, you are on your own. Also, by default, ambed and xlxd or xrfd are built without gdb support. If you want to add it, modify the Makefile in each build directory. Finally, this repository is designed so that you don't have to modify any file in the repository when you build your system. Any file you need to modify to properly configure your reflector will be a file you copy from you locally cloned repo. This makes it easier to update the source code when this repository is updated. Follow the instructions below to build your transcoding XLX reflector or tri-mode XRF reflector.
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The packages which are described in this document are designed to install server software which is used for the D-Star network infrastructure. It requires a 24/7 internet connection which can support 20 voice streams or more to connect repeaters and hot-spot dongles!
- The server requires a static IP-address!
- The public IP address should have a DNS record which must be published in the common host files.
If you want to run this software please make sure that you can provide this service free of charge, like the developer team provides the software and they network infrastructure free of charge! If you don't need transcoding support, you don't need to build or install ambed.
Below are instructions for building either an XLX or XRF reflector. It is assumed that the XLX system will support transcoding. If this is not the case, you can safely ignore commands associated with building and installing ambed.
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install git git-core
sudo apt install apache2 php5
sudo apt install build-essential
sudo apt install g++
# git clone https://github.com/n7tae/xlxd.git
Go to the xlxd/src directory and
cd xlxd/src
cp main.example.h main.h
Use your favorite editor to modify main.h. You will need to change the parameters at the begining of this file! REFLECTOR_CALLSIGN must be set as well as the MY_IP_ADDRESS. If you are building an XLX reflector, by default, the DMR ID file is downloaded from XLX950 every three hours. If you want to provide your own source, build a cron-based script that will download a suitable file. You also need to modify the DMRIDDB_USE_RLX_SERVER and DMRIDDB_PATH variables.
You will also want to set NB_OF_MODULES to the number of modules you need. The max is 26. If you want to use module Z you need to set NB_OF_MODULES to 26.
If you are building an XLX reflector:
cp ../config/xlx.blacklist .
cp ../config/xlx.whitelist .
cp ../config/xlx.interlink .
If you are building an XRF reflector (please note the name changes, especially for the interlink file):
cp ../config/xlx.blacklist xrf.blacklist
cp ../config/xlx.whitelist xrf.whitelist
cp ../config/xlx.interlink xrf.linklist
Use your favorite editor to modify each of these files. If you want a totally open network, the blacklist and whitelist files are ready to go. The blacklist determine which callsigns can't use the reflector. The whitelist determines which callsigns can use the reflector and the interlink or linklist file sets up the XLX<--->XLX linking and/or out-going XRF linking. When building your network, remember that XLX only supports a single hop, so each XLX reflector needs to be interlinked with all the reflectors for that module's network. Along with multi-protocol support, this is the outstanding feature of the XLX design! The down-side is that a Brand Meister link is of the same Peer group as XLX, so if you want to set up a big XLX cluster that supports transcoding, you need a transcoder for all nodes!
This limitation was the main driving force to develop this new XLX and XRF system: Transcoder hardware can be attached to an isolated XLX reflector and then linked to a larger network via XRF reflectors.
cd ../ambed
cp main.example.h main.h
If you transcoding hardware is local, the default main.h works fine. If your transcoding hardware is not local, you need the specify the IP_ADDRESS of the hardware.
make -j<N>
sudo make install
cd ../xlxd
If you are building an XLX refector:
cp Makefile.xlx Makefile
Or, if you are building an XRF reflector:
cp Makefile.xrf Makefile
If you need/want gdb debugging support, you can modify your Makefile. Next, create a main.h file:
cp main.example.h main.h
User you your favorite editor to make configuration changes. At the very least, you will need to specify the reflector callsign and its IP address. If you are building an XLX reflector with transcoding, and the transcoder is not local, you will need to specify the IP address of the transcoder. You will also want to set the number of modules. The maximum supported is 26. Now your read to build and install:
make -j<N>
sudo make install
Replace the <N> with the number of processors on your system, which can be found with cat /proc/cpuinfo.
sudo systemctl stop xlxd # (or xrfd)
sudo systemctl stop ambed
You can start each component by replacing stop with start, or you can restart each by using restart.
There are two supplied, one for XRF systems and one for XLX systems.
sudo cp -r ~/xlxd/dashboard.xlx /var/www/db # or dashboard.xrf
Please note that your www root directory might be some place else. There are one file that needs configuration. Edit the copied files, not the ones from the repository:
- pgs/config.inc.php - At a minimum set your email address, country and comment. Do not enable the calling home feature if you built an XRF reflector. This feature is for XLX systems only.
sudo shutdown -r now
Go to the build directory and do a git pull. If you notice there are new versions of either of the main.example.h files or new Makefiles after you do the git pull, you will want to reconcile those new files with your copies before you make and install the executables.
XLX Server requires the following ports to be open and forwarded properly for in- and outgoing network traffic:
- TCP port 80 (http) optional TCP port 443 (https)
- TCP port 8080 (RepNet) optional
- UDP port 10001 (json interface XLX Core)
- UDP port 10002 (XLX interlink)
- TCP port 22 (ssh) optional TCP port 10022
- UDP port 30001 (DExtra protocol)
- UPD port 20001 (DPlus protocol)
- UDP port 30051 (DCS protocol)
- UDP port 8880 (DMR+ DMO mode)
- UDP port 62030 (MMDVM protocol)
- UDP port 10100 (AMBE controller port)
- UDP port 10101 - 10199 (AMBE transcoding port)
- © 2016 Luc Engelmann LX1IQ
- © 2016 Jean-Luc Deltombe (LX3JL). All rights reserved. (for the DExtra Peer.)
- © 2018-2019 Thomas A. Early, N7TAE
The XLX Multiprotocol Gateway Reflector Server is part of the software system for the D-Star Network. The sources are published under GPL Licenses.