Create a new server running the latest stable Ubuntu release on Oracle Cloud, then connect to it via SSH.
The default user on Oracle Cloud doesn't have direct root access. Switch to a root shell before running the commands below.
sudo -i
Install Docker Engine with the Compose plugin using the official install script, which tracks upstream releases more closely than the Ubuntu-packaged version
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh
Disable the Docker userland proxy so the large port range below doesn't spawn a process per port
echo '{"userland-proxy": false}' > /etc/docker/daemon.json && systemctl restart docker
Create directories for persistent data and logs
mkdir -p /opt/traccar/data /opt/traccar/logs
Download the official Docker Compose file that runs Traccar together with a MySQL database
curl -o /opt/traccar/compose.yaml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/traccar/traccar/master/docker/compose/traccar-mysql.yaml
Start Traccar
cd /opt/traccar && docker compose up -d
Oracle Cloud's default firewall blocks inbound traffic on custom ports, so you'll also need to open them there before Traccar is reachable. Add ingress rules to the VCN's default security list: Networking → Virtual Cloud Networks → your VCN → Security Lists → Default Security List → Add Ingress Rules, for TCP port 8082 and UDP port range 5000-5500. Oracle's Ubuntu images also enable iptables by default, so you may need to allow the same ports at the OS level too.
Traccar will be available on port 8082. See the Docker page for more configuration options, including a TimescaleDB (PostgreSQL) compose example.
Note that you can use the above commands on any Ubuntu server, not just Oracle Cloud.
Traccar is now running over plain HTTP. As a next step, see the Secure Connection guide to serve it securely with a free automatic SSL certificate.
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