Rpanion-server
- Software
- Drones and boats
- Tool
A Node.js web server for companion computers on MAVLink-based vehicles such as ArduPilot and PX4, used to configure networking, telemetry, and video from a browser interface.
Source on GitHub: github.com/stephendade/Rpanion-server (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit a9a7f7f (opens in a new tab).
Licenses
- Code
- GPL-3.0-only (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (GPL-3.0-only) at commit a9a7f7f (opens in a new tab), on 22 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
Copyleft: Modified source must be published.
What it does
- Serves a web interface on the companion computer for configuring system settings.
- Routes flight controller telemetry to UDP outputs.
- Provides video streaming through an RTSP server.
- Handles network configuration, NTRIP streaming, and log file management (tlog and bin logs).
- Supports PPP connections.
- Includes built-in access control for the web GUI that can be disabled via an environment variable.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit a9a7f7f.
Getting started
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- How to start
- The project's website (opens in a new tab)
Maintenance
- Status
- Active: a commit in the last 90 days
- Newest commit
- 22 Oct 2026 on master
- Latest release
- v1.0.0 (24 Aug 2026)
Checked on GitHub on 22 Oct 2026.
Links
Robots that can run it
No robot on Robotheca is linked to it yet. Links come from a robot's robot.yaml, from its dependency files read as text, or from Robotheca's editors.
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