TAK References

This is not the end-all-be-all but it's a good start. There are a lot of guides/videos out there - this is not an all-inclusive list, just a list of "trusted" or known sources.

The TAK Server

Are you looking to host your own TAK Server? Here are a couple of internal and external resources to get you started.

• TAK Product Center TAK Server (Requires TAK.gov account)
  • This is the official TAK Server installation and configuration guide. Topics, guides, and information from myTeckNet come directly from this as a primary source.
• Let's Build a TAK Server
  • This is an in-depth guide on installing a TAK Server using the RPM from the TAK Product Center.
• Cloud RF Docker TAK Server
  • This is a Docker wrapper for an official 'OG' TAK server from the TAK Product Center intended for beginners. It will give you a turnkey TAK server with SSL which works with ATAK, iTAK, and WinTAK.
• YouTube - TAK Server Deployment Made Easy - Video by The TAK Syndicate using multiple scripts and resources to deploy a TAK Server in DigitalOcean
• Understanding Groups - Groups segregate clients and control the flow of events into other Groups.
  • Implementing Channels - Allows clients to toggle which Group to participate in actively.

Alternate TAK Server Solutions

The following solutions offer a lightweight alternative to the TAK.gov TAK Server based on the open-source TAK Server distributed by the TAK Product Center/TAK.gov.

• PyTAK is a Python Module for creating TAK clients, servers & gateways and includes classes for handling cursor-on-target (CoT) & non-CoT data, as well as functions for serializing CoT data and sending and receiving CoT data over a network.
• FreeTAKServer (FTS) is a Python3 implementation of a TAK Server, it is cross-platform and is free and open source (released under the Eclipse Public License.
• TAKy is a simple cursor-on-target server for TAK Clients.

Public Key Infrastructure

PKI is simply explained as the environment that is used to create, manage, and distribute digital certificates. It is a mix of software and hardware used for client-to-server secure connections.

• Provisioning the TAK Server using a two-tiered PKI hierarchy
  • Creating the root and intermediate CAs
  • Using the built-in scripts provision the TAK Server as the root certificate authority and the intermediate signing certificate authority.
• Using an external certificate authority to sign your TAK Server
  • An in-depth guide on how to publically sign your TAK Server using your own
• Use Let's Encrypt to sign your TAK Server
  • Let's Encrypt is a free public CA, this guide covers using LE for the certificate enrollment process using Quick Connect for TAK Clients.
• Creating soft certificates for your clients - This covers the basic requirements needed to connect a TAK Client to the TAK Server.
  • Creating client certificates easier - This guide simplifies the TAK client soft certificate generation by creating a script to execute the required tasks for generating a client certificate into one command.
• Revoking soft certificates for your clients - This covers the basic command for certificate revocation - which is used to forcefully invalidate an issued soft certificate.
  • Revoking certificates easier - This guide simplifies the certificate revocation process by creating a script to simplify this task.

TAK Clients

• Onboarding clients using Data/Mission Packages - This guide covers how to simplify the onboarding of TAK clients to a TAK Server.

ATAK Topics

• Customizing ATAK with a standard preference file - Video by The TAK Syndicate describing how to custom and share ATAK preferences
• Creating custom AD/LDAP attributes to apply to ATAK - This guide covers how to create custom attributes for AD/LDAP integrated TAK Servers to control TAK Client membership attributes.
• Vehicle Navigation System (VNS) - The ATAK VNS plugin requires a cloud API key to use the Google Maps Platform Routes.

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WinTAK Topics

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iTAK Topics

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Miscellaneous Areas

• Sensors and Signals - SnS provides TAK integration and operational support, and provides end-to-end integration with the TAK Product ecosystem, bringing modern situational awareness to the edge.
• Ampledata.org - Authored by the same developer at SnS, this site provides a quick link repository and links to TAK/CoT projects and more.
  • GitHub - Repository of cursor-on-target projects
• TAK Tools - cgmckeever provides multiple tools to assist beginners in the provisioning of a TAK Server and manage many aspects of the TAK Server, clients, and more.
• GitHub - JoshuaFuller - maintains a GitHub repository of TAK projects.
  • TAK Maps - a repository of consolidated open-source map sources.
• TAK Community Forum - an old-school bulletin board-style forum outside of the TAK Discord TAK community to provide a searchable reference for solved issues.
• TAK Discord TAK Community - An open TAK Discord discussion group covering a wide scope of topics from development to administration.

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TAK as a Service (TaaS)

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