Non-Commercial Meshtastic Websites

Technology and implementation-focused resources (MLA-style citations with visible URLs).
Generated 27 Dec. 2025.

Scope

This list emphasizes open-source, community, and documentation-oriented sites. “Non-commercial” is interpreted here as resources that are free to access and primarily informational/technical (not retail storefronts).

Works Cited

  1. Meshtastic. “Meshtastic.” Meshtastic, n.d., https://meshtastic.org/. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Official project home and documentation hub for Meshtastic (firmware, apps, configuration, and community links).

  2. Meshtastic. “MQTT | Integrations Overview.” Meshtastic Docs, n.d., https://meshtastic.org/docs/software/integrations/mqtt/. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Implementation-focused overview of Meshtastic MQTT bridging, including public server behavior (zero-hop policy), portnum filtering, and privacy-related location precision considerations.

  3. Meshtastic. “Installation – meshtasticd.” Meshtastic Docs, n.d., https://meshtastic.org/docs/software/linux/installation/. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Step-by-step installation guidance for the Meshtastic Linux daemon (meshtasticd), including distro-specific packages and Docker.

  4. Meshtastic. “Web Flasher (recommended).” Meshtastic Docs, n.d., https://meshtastic.org/docs/getting-started/flashing-firmware/esp32/web-flasher/. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Firmware flashing workflow using the browser-based flasher; practical for first-time device setup and updates (especially ESP32-class boards).

  5. Meshtastic. “Web Client Overview.” Meshtastic Docs, n.d., https://meshtastic.org/docs/software/web-client/. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Browser-based Meshtastic client overview, including connection methods (Serial/Bluetooth/HTTP) and hosted vs. self-hosted deployment notes.

  6. Meshtastic. “Meshtastic Site Planner.” Meshtastic Docs, n.d., https://meshtastic.org/docs/software/site-planner/. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Open-source radio-coverage prediction tool documentation (terrain-aware planning for node placement and link budgets).

  7. “meshtastic API documentation.” python.meshtastic.org, n.d., https://python.meshtastic.org/. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Developer documentation for the Meshtastic Python library (serial/BLE/TCP interfaces, pubsub events, and code examples).

  8. MeshNY. “MQTT Guide.” NYme.sh, n.d., https://nyme.sh/mqtt.html. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Community implementation notes for configuring Meshtastic MQTT settings to participate in the MeshNY (nyme.sh) ecosystem.

  9. BuffaLoRa. “BuffaLoRa.” BuffaLoRa, n.d., https://buffalora.org/. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Volunteer-run regional Meshtastic network site with practical how-tos, deployments, and operational conventions for local meshes.

  10. Cottle, Liam. “Getting started with Meshtastic.” Liam Cottle’s Blog, 1 May 2024, https://blog.liamcottle.com/2024/05/01/getting-started-with-meshtastic. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Hands-on guidance for selecting hardware, initial setup, and early operational best practices (with region-specific notes).

  11. Cottle, Liam. “Meshtastic Map.” Meshtastic Map, n.d., https://meshtastic.liamcottle.net/. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Public MQTT-based node map and diagnostics (search, neighbor/waypoint layers, and troubleshooting notes for appearing on the map).

  12. Michael. “Meshtastic – Your own private mesh network.” achildrenmile.github.io, 23 Mar. 2021, https://achildrenmile.github.io/posts/meshtastic.html. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Introductory implementation write-up with practical setup notes (including MQTT-related testing concepts).

  13. BayMe.sh. “Meshtastic Basics.” BayMe.sh Docs, n.d., https://bayme.sh/docs/getting-started/meshtastic-basics/. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Community onboarding documentation that frames Meshtastic use cases and core operating concepts for new node operators.

  14. ShakataGaNai. “Awesome Meshtastic.” GitHub, n.d., https://github.com/ShakataGaNai/awesome-meshtastic. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Curated, community-maintained index of Meshtastic clients, tools, integrations, and related open-source projects.

  15. “MeshMap – Meshtastic Node Map.” MeshMap, n.d., https://meshmap.net/. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

    Near-real-time map view of nodes seen by the official Meshtastic MQTT server (useful for situational awareness and coverage validation).