December 2025 - whitebox-dev - ml.whitebox.aero

2025-12-16 Update
by Avinash Sah 16 Dec '25

16 Dec '25

Hey, #440 https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/440 #380 https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/380 #381 https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/381 #401 https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/401 Merged. #385 https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/385 Turned out to be more of an investigation that needs discussion before working on a fix. Ready for review. Thanks, Avinash S.

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2025-12-15 Update
by Avinash Sah 16 Dec '25

16 Dec '25

Hey, Still wasn’t feeling well yesterday. Feeling a bit better today, so I’m resuming work. Thanks, Avinash S.

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2025-12-05 Update
by milos＠whitebox.aero 16 Dec '25

16 Dec '25

Bonjour, #404 - https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/404 Tested with different videos today, sometimes it ends up being accurate, sometimes not. I have an idea how to "fix" this, but it's not a proper fix. I think it'd be best to use the stream-sourced video for as short as possible, and replace it with an actually converted video

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2025-12-12 Update
by Avinash Sah 12 Dec '25

12 Dec '25

Hey, I caught a mild fever yesterday, which worsened today, so I'm resting today. Still not feeling great, so I might be down tomorrow as well. Will catch up on everything as soon as I feel a bit better. Thanks, Avinash S.

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2025-12-11 Update
by milos＠whitebox.aero 11 Dec '25

11 Dec '25

Greetings, #373 - https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/373 Ready for review #374 - https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/374 Tried reproducing the issue from the comments but to no avail #417 - https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/417 Investigated potential alternatives to WebRTC, but it still seems to be the most reliable option without wheel reinvention. WebCodecs is gonna be super cool one day, but that day is not today (still not supported widely) I think I can say I can conclude the investigation with a peace of mind xD

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2025-12-11 Update
by Avinash Sah 11 Dec '25

11 Dec '25

Hey, #374 https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/374 Tested the import/export script again, it works, but there’s a minor issue noted in the MR comments. #417 https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/417 Spent time reading extensively about the proposed solution; had a few questions and comments, which I posted on the ticket. #377 https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/377 Investigated Telegraf, collectd, and similar options. Settled on Telegraf. Thanks, Avinash S.

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2025-12-10 Update
by milos＠whitebox.aero 11 Dec '25

11 Dec '25

Selamat pagi, #417 - https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/417 Investigated options for unifying live stream and playback, but combining WebRTC & HLS seems like the best way to go. Details: https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/merge_requests/191#note_2945479… #381 - https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/381 #380 - https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/380 #401 - https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/401 Reviewed #377 - https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/377 Checked out `node_exporter`, but maybe `telegraf` is a better option, as it's push-based rather than pull-based. Details: https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/377#note_2944967141

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Your meeting recap - Sprint planning & retro - Whitebox
by Fred from Fireflies.ai 09 Dec '25

09 Dec '25

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2025-12-08 Update
by milos＠whitebox.aero 09 Dec '25

09 Dec '25

Guten tag, #417 - https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/417 Ready for review #402 - https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/417 Not 100% sure yet, but it's possible that FFmpeg was dropping frames to keep up. If this is an actual thing, then Orange Pi won't have this issue _yet_, but with multiple streams theoretically it might.

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2025-12-06~07 Update
by milos＠whitebox.aero 08 Dec '25

08 Dec '25

Buenas, #445 - https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/445 Reviewed #374 - https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/374 Added docs & tests for the `.img`-loading command. On the demo instance, it should now play the proper video from the return flight on the preloaded flight playback #417 - https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/417 Pushed some test scripts for evaluation, and added `nginx` to dev environment as well. Makes sense to have it to further unify prod/dev's behavior, but all services are also available the same as before. Media files are now available through `nginx`'s `http://localhost/media` to leverage its performance boost over serving through Django

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2025-12-05 Update
by milos＠whitebox.aero 06 Dec '25

06 Dec '25

Cześć, #417 - https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/417 Investigated HLS and RTMP, pretty much have a resolution for now. More info: https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/417#note_2936885107

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2025-12-04 Update
by milos＠whitebox.aero 04 Dec '25

04 Dec '25

Здраво - Zdravo, #417 - https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/417 Investigated some video players to see if we can use dual-fisheye projection out-of-the-box, they didn't really work that well. More info in the MR's comment: https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/merge_requests/191#note_2934047… HLS seems to work quite well - `hls.js` is even bundled into VideoJS since v7. I've combined it with Pannellum and they both work well. I think I found a way to leverage it to provide both continuous live streaming, irrelevant of the flight sessions, and a separate recording during the flight session, with basically no cost to the CPU, more info as I go. #445 - https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/445 Reviewed the code without running it, maps still downloading

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2025-12-04 Update
by Avinash Sah 04 Dec '25

04 Dec '25

Hey, !195 https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/merge_requests/195 Reviewed and tested the MR. !194 https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/merge_requests/194 Working on addressing all comments. Some additional cleanup is needed, and it should be ready for a re-review soon. Thanks, Avinash S.

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2025-12-03 Update
by Avinash Sah 04 Dec '25

04 Dec '25

Hey, #374 https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/374 Reviewed and tested import/export scripts. #417 https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/417 Reviewed, checked comments, and tested the proposed solutions. #409 https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/409 This was merged. Then, I opened a new MR to fix some doc issues. On the same MR, comments were addressed by implementing sub_filter for nginx, and it's now being merged. #440 https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/440 Tested my own MR and found issues with creating AP. Investigated but couldn’t find the cause yet. Will try Ubuntu’s native AP setup tomorrow. #445 https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/445 Reviewing and learning more about MapLibre and how it works. Currently, we download the world map. So, researched approaches for downloading/extracting sub-regions, etc. The implementation would require a lot of changes since it’s currently built directly in the frontend rather than the plugin. I am assuming this is more of a POC and not an actual merge candidate? Please confirm so I can review accordingly. Also, scheduled downloads for world maps (will take ~6 hours), so I’ll be able to run it tomorrow. #454 https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/454 #455 https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/455 Created these tickets. Thanks, Avinash S.

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Re: 2025-12-03 Update
by Xavier Antoviaque 04 Dec '25

04 Dec '25

Hi Milos, > The data is HUGE, couldn't review yet. I've had issues downloading it to the external HDD, definitely need to go buy a new one to be able to run this. We need to find a way to split this, though that'll likely mean we host it ourselves? Yes, we will definitely need to automate the download & split the source data by country or region. There are a few things like that that will need polish, it's just a draft MR at this point. Make sure to comment on this on the MR while reviewing, and we will schedule follow-up tasks - some of them for Quinn, some of them for us later on. -- Xavier Whitebox.aero <https://whitebox.aero/>

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2025-12-03 Update
by milos＠whitebox.aero 03 Dec '25

03 Dec '25

Aloha, #417 - https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/417 Created some test videos and am playing with the playback, seems it'll work well. Need to try fitting it into the Insta360 plugin's pipeline next #445 - https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/445 The data is HUGE, couldn't review yet. I've had issues downloading it to the external HDD, definitely need to go buy a new one to be able to run this. We need to find a way to split this, though that'll likely mean we host it ourselves? #228 - https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/228 #440 - https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/440 #447 - https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/447 Reviewed

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2025-12-02 Update
by milos＠whitebox.aero 03 Dec '25

03 Dec '25

Ciao, #417 - https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/417 Investigated HLS as an approach for handling videos in general, seems like a way to go. Will try writing a POC

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2025-12-02 Update
by Avinash Sah 03 Dec '25

03 Dec '25

Hey, #440 https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/440 Completed and ready for review. #447 https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/447 alpha2 planned. Thanks, Avinash S.

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Your meeting recap - Sprint planning & retro - Whitebox
by Fred from Fireflies.ai 02 Dec '25

02 Dec '25

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2025-11-28 Update
by Avinash Sah 02 Dec '25

02 Dec '25

Hey, !194 https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/merge_requests/194 Investigated and experimented with different approaches, implemented the best solution, and it’s now ready for review. It looks really nice tbh! In the future, we’ll be incentivised to write much more detailed READMEs for plugins since this will become part of the main docs - currently they’re very basic. It’ll be great to see everything from the capabilities they export, to models, URL paths, and more, all in one place, with the ability to identify which plugin is responsible for what easily. Thanks, Avinash S.

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2025-12-01 ~ 2025-12-02 Update
by Avinash Sah 01 Dec '25

01 Dec '25

Hey, #440 https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/440 Tested Joshua Riek's Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, made the required changes for compatibility with Whitebox, and performed some additional power requirement tests. #409 https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/409 Comments addressed - ready for merge once it gets the thumbs-up. #447 https://gitlab.com/whitebox-aero/whitebox/-/issues/447 Labels created; will be assigned tomorrow. Thanks, Avinash S.

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