About This Mesh
Welcome to this PotatoMesh instance - a community dashboard for off-grid mesh networks. This is an example page, please modify it before deploying.
What Is Meshtastic?
Meshtastic is an open-source project that turns affordable LoRa radios into a decentralised, long-range communication network. No cellular service or internet connection is required - nodes relay messages across the mesh automatically.
What Is Meshcore?
Meshcore is a firmware for LoRa radios focused on reliable, low-power mesh networking. It provides a public channel system and supports narrow-band presets optimised for long range in dense environments.
Network Details
| Setting | Meshtastic | Meshcore |
|---|---|---|
| Channel | #MediumFast | Public |
| Frequency | 869.525 MHz | 869.618 MHz |
| Bandwidth | 250 kHz | 62.5 kHz |
| SF | 8 | 8 |
| CR | 4/5 | 4/8 |
| Preset | Medium / Fast | EU/UK Narrow |
Adjust this table to match the configuration of your local mesh.
Contact
- Public chat: #potatomesh:dod.ngo
- Source code: github.com/l5yth/potato-mesh
Custom Pages
Instance operators can add, edit, or remove pages by placing Markdown files in
the pages/ directory (mounted as a Docker volume at /app/pages). Each file
becomes a new entry in the navigation bar.
Filename Convention
<sort-prefix>-<slug>.md
- Sort prefix - a number that controls the order in the nav bar (e.g.
1,5,10). Files are sorted alphabetically by their full filename. - Slug - lowercase, hyphen-separated words that become the URL path and nav
label.
contactbecomes/pages/contactwith the label “Contact”;privacy-policybecomes/pages/privacy-policylabelled “Privacy Policy”.
Examples
| Filename | Nav Label | URL |
|---|---|---|
1-about.md |
About | /pages/about |
5-rules.md |
Rules | /pages/rules |
9-contact.md |
Contact | /pages/contact |
10-privacy-policy.md |
Privacy Policy | /pages/privacy-policy |
Impressum / Legal Notice
Operators subject to legal disclosure requirements (e.g. the German
Telemediengesetz) can create an impressum.md page:
20-impressum.md
Fill it with your legally required contact details - name, address, email, phone
- and it will appear in the navigation as “Impressum”.