default config file
What is the problem with the configuration documentation? It is complete and includes all the default values.
Disclaimer: translated via ChatGPT as my english is not that good:
Hello, thank you for your response. I'm glad to hear that the documentation is complete, but for example, right at the first point, "protocol.address", I have to guess whether it refers to the IP address (protocol address – so I would understand an IP address here) or the interface ("If not specified, server will bind all interfaces." – I would understand "eth0" here).
This still leaves me unclear about how to set this option in an empty file as "valid XML" – I would never have come up with this:
<entry key='protocol.address'>192.168.0.1</entry>
And the fact that before that, there should be:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE properties SYSTEM 'http://java.sun.com/dtd/properties.dtd'>
<properties>
I probably wouldn't have figured out just from the statement "make sure it's a valid XML file."
I believe it wouldn't be a big effort to provide an example configuration – it doesn't have to be fully complete, but at least it would give a starting point. If you disagree, that's totally fine with me – I just wanted to share my opinion since this is the second time I’ve encountered this problem (I set up a Traccar server 10 years ago and faced the same issue).
I wouldn't argue too much about the address. The documentation might not be the best, but it an advanced feature that most people never need to worry about. And people who do, can easily find examples on the forum.
As for the XML format, this point doesn't make any sense to me. We already provide the configuration file by default. You don't need to worry about modifying any headers.
Hi guys,
please send me the minimum traccar.xml file, because without it it is difficult to run the Docker version. Or maybe add some information to the documentation on how to generate this file, because right now it doesn't make much sense.
I'm adding docker volumes according to the instructions: https://www.traccar.org/docker/ then I'm creating directories and this file /opt/traccar/traccar.xml and get an error:
“2025-09-08 23:21:31 ERROR: Main method error - An XML properties document must contain the DOCTYPE declaration as defined by java.util.Properties. - SAXParseException (... < Config:45 < <gener:-1 < *:-1 < ... < Main:117 < *:111)”
Please help
The error means your file is not a valid XML file. Just get the file from the source code repo.
Yeah, I know (parser cannot parse empty file). I copied that file from standalone version after first run. Maybe just add a link to documentation for the others.
Great project by the way ;) I'm testing two cheap (2$) trackers from Aliexpress with "google-find-hub-sync" and it working great :D
https://github.com/traccar/traccar/blob/master/setup/traccar.xml
Hi,
i installed traccar following this guide:
https://www.traccar.org/install-digitalocean/
Unfortunately, i have the same problem as i had years ago, when i first installed an traccar server:
The config file does not contain any statements, and i dont get it from the
https://www.traccar.org/configuration-file/
site.
In my opinion it was wayyyy easier for me (and probably some other guys, too), if there was an default-config provided with any! config options included (and e.g. commented out).
Now i am here, searching how i get my parameters ( changing web.port to 80, disabling all the unnecessary ports and so on) into the config file
(right now i get
Is there anywhere an demo-config-file available?
Thanks,
Stephan