You can see the code and adopt it to your situation.

It assumes that you have some number of esp32-s3 meshcore devices plugged in over USB to a Linux based device which the Action's runner can access.

Shout if you have patches, improvements or questions!

https://git.devhack.net/Hammers/MeshcoreDeployer

Woot, just finished implementing my first GitHub / Forgejo Actions which allows me to programmatically push meshcore builds to my radios on the roof from the comfort of my browser.

It currently only supports deploying to esp32s3 based LoRa devices so far.

Good news, there's an unreal amount of interest in meshcore lately.

My community came together and group purchased 20 nodes and have rapidly been onboaring tons of new LoRa curious hackers.

It looks like I might have single handedly increased the user base of the Seattle meshcore user base by 10 - 20%.

@meshtastic I think it depends on #mesh density and terrain conditions.
Here at Lake Constance we read stations from different countries, via mountain top based repeaters but a real chat might not be possible due to packet collisions.

Let’s see if we can develop better routing or maybe a merge with #meshcore …

#MutualAidRequest I'd like to build a dozen of these LoRa radios to teach people and write a complete review of meshcore in Seattle.

It'd be nice to be able give away a few to people who can't afford to buy the parts themselves.

$25 / $600

So feel free to throw a few bucks at me so I can scale up my LoRa expirements.

Venmo / cashapp $nullagent

I think the best thing about the home made nodes I've been using is that it's durable enough to carry almost daily. But flexible enough that I can do tons of experiments with external antennas and temporary installations in client mode or repeater.

The big one especially has crazy battery life and can run all week.

The other thing that rocks about this build is that it can be assembled with no soldering so its about as noob friendly as DIY hardware gets.

Meshcore is working well enough in Seattle that now adoption is the largest issue to having a more robust LoRa mesh network.

So if you're in the PNW area and want to build a solid handheld LoRa radio to try out meshcore I've made a bill of materials for my go to portable build LoRa plans.

https://git.devhack.net/nullagent/lora-builds/src/branch/main/rak

Testing routes from central Seattle down to Tacoma is shockingly stable.

Some results from a week of there being a meshcore repeater on Cougar mountain.

A lot of us can now hear around 80 radios throughout the Seattle / Tacoma region.

The public chat channel is extremely busy at various times throughout the day.

I've been able to DM people in Tacoma and connect to their chat servers all the way from Seattle.

Some routes are extremely stable, meanwhile others are more flaky. It's super exciting!

Annnd my lora dev box is deployed on the roof