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📡 Meshtastic for SKYNET2

This documentation describes a production-ready Meshtastic infrastructure using:

  • Proxmox

  • Privileged LXC

  • MeshMonitor (serial bridge mode)

  • Mosquitto MQTT (LAN + TLS Internet access)

  • Cloudflare DNS

  • Let’s Encrypt certificates

  • Integrations

This guide assumes:

  • You are self-hosting

  • You want full control

  • You are not relying on Meshtastic’s public MQTT infrastructure

What This Setup Does

This infrastructure provides:

  • A hardwired Meshtastic node connected via USB to a server
  • A central MeshMonitor instance acting as:
    • Network monitor
    • Message hub
    • Serial bridge
  • A secure MQTT broker allowing:
    • Remote users (cellular / internet) to participate
    • Integration with other systems (Discord, dashboards, automations)
  • A clean separation between:
    • RF mesh traffic
    • Internet transport
    • User-facing services
  • Key Design Decisions
    • MeshMonitor is the source of truth
    • The core node does NOT use Wi-Fi
    • MQTT is optional and client-driven
    • No Docker required
    • No VM required
    • Everything runs natively in one LXC

High-Level Architecture

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