1) Turn on Bluetooth on your phone or tablet.
2) Download the Remote.it App
App Store (iOS)
Google Play (Android)
3) Create or Sign In to Your Remote.it Account (You’ll need a free Remote.it account to pair your Flight Tracker box.)
4) Open the App and Tap “+" or "Add Device"
5) Click Setup Wifi
6) Follow the On-Screen Prompts
Configuration
Once your Flight Tracker Box is connected to Wi-Fi, you can access the configuration panel directly in your browser by visiting http://raspberrypi.local:5000/. This page allows you to customize every aspect of your device — from display brightness and tracking range to weather, temperature units, and flight filters. You can set your home coordinates, define your boundary box, choose which plane details appear on your LED screen, and adjust performance settings in real time. All changes save automatically and take effect instantly, so your Flight Tracker Box always reflects your preferred setup.
Setting Your Boundary Box (GeoJSON)
Your Boundary Box defines the exact area where your Flight Tracker will display live aircraft. To customize it, visit geojson.io, zoom in to your home location, and select the “Draw Rectangular Polygon” tool from the toolbar on the right. Click and drag to draw a rectangle around the region you want to track — for example, the airspace above your city or neighborhood. Once drawn, copy the entire GeoJSON text from the panel on the right (make sure you include the curly braces { }). Then, open your configuration page at http://raspberrypi.local:5000/, paste the GeoJSON code into the Boundary Box field, and click “Extract Coordinates.” After reviewing that the coordinates match your intended area, click “Set Boundary Box” to save your settings. Your Flight Tracker will immediately begin displaying flights within that custom area.
GeoJSON Example
1) Go to geojson.io — once the map loads, type your ZIP code into the search bar at the top left and press Enter to zoom to your area.
2) On the right-hand side of the toolbar, click the rectangle icon (labeled “Draw Rectangular Polygon”) and drag your mouse to draw a box around the region you’d like your Flight Tracker Box to cover.
3) After you’ve drawn your rectangular boundary box, click the copy icon in the top-left corner of the page on geojson.io. This copies the full GeoJSON code for your selected area — make sure you include the entire block of text, including the curly braces { }, since that defines your exact boundary coordinates.
4) Next, open your configuration page at http://raspberrypi.local:5000/ and scroll to the Boundary Box section. In the field labeled “Paste GeoJSON here”, paste the full block of GeoJSON code you copied from geojson.io. Then click “Extract Coordinates.”
5) If everything was entered correctly, you’ll see the coordinate fields below update automatically. Finally — and this part is important — click “Set Boundary Box” to save your selection. Your Flight Tracker Box will now display only flights within the area you outlined.
Note: If you don’t see any flights appearing, your boundary box may be too small. Try expanding the rectangle on geojson.io to cover a larger area, then re-copy and update it in your settings.