PX4 Simulation QuickStart

First install Docker (a free tool that runs containers).

The following command will then run a PX4 quadrotor simulation that you can connect to QGroundControl, MAVSDK or ROS 2 (on Linux, macOS, and Windows):

docker run --rm -it -p 14550:14550/udp px4io/px4-sitl:latest

That's it — open QGroundControl and fly!

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To try other vehicle types append the corresponding line below to the command:

-e PX4_SIM_MODEL=sihsim_airplane # Plane
-e PX4_SIM_MODEL=sihsim_standard_vtol # Standard VTOL
-e PX4_SIM_MODEL=sihsim_rover # Ackermann rover

For more information and options see Container Images (in Pre-built SITL Packages) and SIH Simulation.