mavlink-server (Blue Robotics)
- Software
- Drones and boats
- Tool
A MAVLink service that routes and brokers MAVLink messages between endpoints such as serial ports, UDP and TCP sockets, and log files, with a web and REST interface.
Made by bluerobotics.
Source on GitHub: github.com/bluerobotics/mavlink-server (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit a2f3577 (opens in a new tab).
Licenses
- Code
- MIT (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (MIT) at commit a2f3577 (opens in a new tab), on 22 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
What it does
- Routes and brokers MAVLink messages on an internal bus that drivers can use to add features.
- Connects to serial ports, UDP and TCP sockets, TLog log files, Zenoh, WebSocket, and REST endpoints.
- Serves a web interface and REST API for software and vehicle control, on port 8080 by default.
- Exposes a WebSocket endpoint for streaming MAVLink messages to clients.
- Can replay recorded log files or generate fake MAVLink data for testing.
- Configurable MAVLink system and component IDs, heartbeat frequency, and protocol version.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit a2f3577.
Getting started
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- How to start
- The project's README (opens in a new tab)
Maintenance
- Status
- Active: a commit in the last 90 days
- Newest commit
- 14 Oct 2026 on master
- Latest release
- 0.11.1 (14 Oct 2026)
Checked on GitHub on 22 Oct 2026.
Links
Robots that can run it
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