Traccar 6.0

April 6, 2024

Traccar 6.0 is now available for download.

Almost two years ago, we introduced the modern web app as the default option in Traccar. The legacy app has been available as an option in all installation packages since then. Starting with version 6, we are removing the legacy app from the installation package. It remains available on GitHub and should be compatible with this and future versions if you choose to use it.

There were some significant changes to the position processing pipeline under the hood. These changes have enabled us to support two important improvements:

Optional delay for position processing to handle old data buffering from devices. This should finally allow Traccar to correctly process device data that is not uploaded in the correct order. It is common for many devices to upload buffered data along with new data. Previously, this caused issues with distance calculations and other server-side logic. Now, these cases can be managed. This configuration is experimental and disabled by default.
Positions for the same device are now processed sequentially, even if an external service, like geocoding, is involved. Previously, the ordering could get mixed up due to variations in external service latency.

Other notable features and improvements include:

An option to configure maintenances based on time
Configurable expiration for device sharing
User announcements with all supported notification channels
An option to export the device list as an Excel document
Improvements to the web app caching
A cleaner login design and a fix for login error handling
A new simple React-based web app
Several critical security fixes
MQTT position forwarding
Macedonian language translation
Improved duration formatting in the app

Additionally, there are two new protocols in this release:

FleetGuide - protocol from a Russian GPS tracking company
Valtrack - custom protocol for Valtrack-V4 units

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