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02.03 – MeshMonitor Installation (Native)

Purpose

MeshMonitor is the single source of truth for:

  • node state
  • packets
  • positions
  • integrations (Discord, MQTT consumers, etc.)

This setup uses a native install, not Docker. I did try the Proxmox LXC option provided by the developer, but it was an abysmal failure for me, never could get it to work, so I opted for native install.

Install Dependencies

Ensure Node.js and npm are installed (Node 18+ recommended).

Install MeshMonitor

git clone https://github.com/Yeraze/meshmonitor.git
cd meshmonitor
npm install
npm run build
npm run build:server

systemd Service

Create /etc/systemd/system/meshmonitor.service:

[Unit]
Description=MeshMonitor
After=network.target

[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/bin/node /root/meshmonitor/dist/server/server.js
Restart=always
User=root
Environment=NODE_ENV=production

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Enable and start:

systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable --now meshmonitor

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