MeshBoard

Text-based Bulletin Board System (BBS) designed to run over the Meshtastic network.

MeshBoard Setup

Follow these steps to set up and run the MeshBoard system on your Raspberry Pi.

Steps to Get Started

1. Update and upgrade your Raspberry Pi

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

2. Install required packages

sudo apt install python3-pip python3-serial git

3. Install the Meshtastic Python library

pip3 install meshtastic

4. Clone the BBS code from GitHub

git clone https://github.com/VeggieVampire/MeshBoard

5. Navigate to the MeshBoard directory

cd MeshBoard

6. Run the BBS system

python3 bbs_system.py

System Overview

Once this setup is complete, the system will be ready to operate on the local mesh network via the USB-connected Meshtastic device.