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Get started with CloudTAK

Deploy, extend, administer, and operate CloudTAK with task-based guides that help you get where you need to go quickly.

Deploy CloudTAK Develop locally User Guide

Start with your goal

Common paths

This page is organized around the thing you are trying to accomplish first.

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Deploy a production instance

Set up CloudTAK with Docker Compose or deploy into AWS with the provided infrastructure templates.

Best for platform engineers and administrators 🛠️

Develop CloudTAK

Set up a local development environment, install dependencies, prepare PostgreSQL with PostGIS, build the web client, and start the API.

Best for developers and integrators ⚙️

Administer your deployment

Configure branding, manage settings, and understand the admin workflows that keep a CloudTAK instance healthy.

Best for system owners and support staff 🧭

Learn how to use CloudTAK

Follow the core user workflow from first login through maps, drawing tools, overlays, chat, routes, imports, and settings.

Best for everyday users and field teams

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CloudTAK GitHub projects

Use this as a starting point for the main repositories that make up the broader CloudTAK ecosystem in the dfpc-coe organization.

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CloudTAK

TAK Compatible, browser based Common Operation Picture & Situational Awareness tool.

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node-cot

Javascript Cursor-On-Target Library.

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node-tak

TAK Server NodeJS SDK.

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tak-infra

CloudFormation managed infrastructure for TAK Server.

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auth-infra

Cloud Infrastructure for Hosting & Managing TAK Authentication Infrastructure (LDAP).

Need context?

What is CloudTAK

  • A common operating picture that brings disparate systems and data onto one pane of glass
  • Real-time situational awareness for teams coordinating across incidents, operations, and locations
  • A single source for seeing, sharing, and acting on critical information as it changes

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