Help and Information

Welcome to Spothole's help pages.

Spothole is a utility to aggregate spots from amateur radio DX clusters and xOTA spotting sites, and provide an open JSON API as well as a website to browse the data. (If that sounds like nonsense to you, start with the FAQ!)

You're using the "main" Spothole server at spothole.app, which is run by the software's main developer, Ian Renton, M0TRT. You can contact Ian directly for any queries about it.

In the sections below, you can find more information about what Spothole is, and how to use it.

• About Spothole
• How to use Spothole
  • Using the Web Interface
  • Connecting from your Logging Software
  • Writing your own Client
  • Embedding Spothole in Another Website
  • Running your own Server
  • systemd Configuration
  • nginx Reverse Proxy Configuration
  • Running using Docker
  • Running your own DX Cluster Node
  • Multiple Cluster Nodes with Different Settings
  • Modifying the Source Code
• Supported Data Sources
• System Diagrams
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• API Documentation
• Data Accuracy
• Privacy and Legal Information
• Thanks