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Add Redis-backed response caching for read-heavy API endpoints (nodes,
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- common/redis.py: CacheBackend, NullCache, RedisCacheBackend
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- common/config.py: 8 Redis settings on APISettings
- api/cli.py: Redis Click options + startup banner
- api/app.py: Redis lifespan init/cleanup, X-Cache middleware, health check
- 6 route files: apply @cached decorator to list endpoints
- docker-compose.yml: Redis service (cache profile), env vars
- docker-compose.dev.yml: Redis port exposure
- .env.example, README.md, AGENTS.md, docs/upgrading.md: documentation

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# Upgrading MeshCore Hub
This guide covers upgrading from a previous MeshCore Hub release to the current version. Check the relevant version section below before upgrading.
## v0.12.0
### Radio Config Split Into Individual Environment Variables
The single `NETWORK_RADIO_CONFIG` comma-delimited environment variable has been replaced with six individual variables. The legacy variable and its `from_config_string` parsing have been removed entirely. Each variable defaults to the EU/UK Narrow profile when unset.
Frequency, bandwidth, and TX power are now configured as raw numbers without unit suffixes. Units (`MHz`, `kHz`, `dBm`) are applied automatically on display.
**Migration example:**
Before:
```
NETWORK_RADIO_CONFIG=EU/UK Narrow,869.618MHz,62.5kHz,8,8,22dBm
```
After:
```
NETWORK_RADIO_PROFILE=EU/UK Narrow
NETWORK_RADIO_FREQUENCY=869.618
NETWORK_RADIO_BANDWIDTH=62.5
NETWORK_RADIO_SPREADING_FACTOR=8
NETWORK_RADIO_CODING_RATE=8
NETWORK_RADIO_TX_POWER=22
```
**Note:** Radio config is now "always on" with EU/UK Narrow defaults. To hide the radio config panel entirely, set `FEATURE_RADIO_CONFIG=false`.
### Optional Redis API Cache
A new optional Redis-backed caching layer reduces database load for read-heavy API endpoints (nodes, advertisements, messages, channels, dashboard). Redis is entirely optional — the API works identically without it.
**New optional dependency:** `redis[hiredis]` is installed automatically with `pip install -e .`. No manual action needed.
**New environment variables:**
| Variable | Default | Description |
|----------|---------|-------------|
| `REDIS_ENABLED` | `false` | Enable Redis API response caching |
| `REDIS_HOST` | `localhost` | Redis server host (`redis` in Docker) |
| `REDIS_PORT` | `6379` | Redis server port |
| `REDIS_DB` | `0` | Redis database number |
| `REDIS_PASSWORD` | *(none)* | Redis password (optional) |
| `REDIS_KEY_PREFIX` | `hub` | Cache key prefix (change per instance for multi-instance setups) |
| `REDIS_CACHE_TTL` | `30` | Default cache TTL in seconds |
| `REDIS_CACHE_TTL_DASHBOARD` | `30` | Cache TTL for dashboard endpoints |
**Docker Compose:** Redis is available via the `cache` profile:
```bash
docker compose --profile cache up # Start with bundled Redis
docker compose --profile core up # Start without Redis (default)
```
`REDIS_ENABLED` defaults to `false` everywhere (code and Docker Compose). Cache TTL defaults to 30 seconds (matching the web dashboard auto-refresh interval).
## v0.11.0
### Channel Visibility Rename: "public" → "community"
The channel visibility level `"public"` has been renamed to `"community"` to avoid confusion with MeshCore's concept of public channels. All MeshCore channels are private (encrypted) in protocol terms, so "community" better reflects the access level.
The Alembic migration automatically updates existing `visibility='public'` rows to `visibility='community'`. No manual database changes are required.
API consumers that filter channels by `visibility=public` must update to `visibility=community`.
### Database-Backed Channel Keys
Channel decryption keys are now managed via the `channels` database table instead of the `COLLECTOR_CHANNEL_KEYS` environment variable. This enables runtime key management, permission-based visibility, and a Channels dashboard page.
**New database table: `channels`**
| Column | Type | Description |
| -------------------------- | ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| `id` | `VARCHAR(36), PK` | UUID primary key |
| `name` | `VARCHAR(100), UNIQUE` | Channel display name |
| `key_hex` | `VARCHAR(64), UNIQUE` | Uppercase hex key (32 or 64 chars) |
| `channel_hash` | `VARCHAR(2)` | First byte of SHA-256 of key |
| `visibility` | `VARCHAR(20)` | `community`, `member`, `operator`, or `admin` |
| `enabled` | `BOOLEAN` | Whether the channel is active |
| `created_at`, `updated_at` | `DATETIME` | Timestamps |
**Removed environment variables:**
- `COLLECTOR_CHANNEL_KEYS` — replaced by database channels table
- `COLLECTOR_INCLUDE_TEST_CHANNEL` — replaced by presence of a `test` channel row in the database
**New environment variables:**
- `CHANNEL_REFRESH_INTERVAL_SECONDS` — seconds between key refresh (default: `300`)
- `FEATURE_CHANNELS` — enable/disable the /channels page (default: `true`)
**Migration steps:**
1. Run `meshcore-hub db upgrade` to create the `channels` table and update visibility values
2. Convert any `COLLECTOR_CHANNEL_KEYS` values to either:
- A `channels.yaml` seed file in `SEED_HOME` (see `docs/seeding.md`)
- Database rows via CLI: `meshcore-hub collector channel add --name X --key HEX`
3. Remove `COLLECTOR_CHANNEL_KEYS` and `COLLECTOR_INCLUDE_TEST_CHANNEL` from your `.env`
4. If you previously relied on test channel messages, add a test channel: `meshcore-hub collector channel add --name test --key 9CD8FCF22A47333B591D96A2B848B73F`
**Test channel behavior change:** Test channel messages (channel_idx 217) are now discarded by default unless a `test` channel row exists in the database with `enabled=true`. Previously this was controlled by `COLLECTOR_INCLUDE_TEST_CHANNEL`.
### Advertisement Route Type & Deduplication
Advertisement route type tracking and improved deduplication are included. New `route_type` and `advert_timestamp` columns are added to the `advertisements` table automatically by the migration. The API defaults to showing flood advertisements only. Deduplication uses a 5-minute bucket with node timestamps when available.
### Async SQLite Foreign Key Fix
The async SQLAlchemy engine now enables `PRAGMA foreign_keys=ON` for SQLite databases, matching the behavior of the sync engine. Previously, cascade deletes (`ondelete="CASCADE"`) were silently ignored when the collector deleted inactive nodes via the async engine, leaving orphaned rows in `user_profile_nodes`, `event_observers`, and `node_tags`.
**This is an automatic fix** — no configuration changes are required. The orphaned rows that may have accumulated in existing databases can be cleaned up with:
```bash
# Dry run to preview
meshcore-hub collector cleanup --node-cleanup --dry-run
# Live cleanup
meshcore-hub collector cleanup --node-cleanup
```
The collector's scheduled cleanup cycle now also runs orphan cleanup automatically after node deletion when `NODE_CLEANUP_ENABLED=true`.
### CLI Changes
The `meshcore-hub collector cleanup` command now accepts:
| Flag | Default | Description |
| --------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| `--node-cleanup` | `false` | Also delete inactive nodes and orphaned relations |
| `--node-cleanup-days` | `30` | Inactivity threshold for node deletion |
## v0.10.0
This release introduces OIDC authentication, user profiles with node adoption, removes the Members system, replaces `role=infra` tags with adoption-based infrastructure detection, and replaces the admin tag editor with an inline editor on the node detail page.
### Breaking Changes
| Area | Before | After |
| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Admin auth | `WEB_ADMIN_ENABLED=true` (open access) | OIDC/OAuth2 authentication via identity provider |
| Network Members | `members` table + CRUD API + YAML seed | Removed — replaced by `UserProfile` roles |
| Infrastructure detection | `role=infra` NodeTag | `user_profile_nodes` adoption records |
| Tag editing | `/admin/node-tags` dedicated page | Inline editor on node detail page |
| Tag API auth | `RequireAdmin` (API key with open fallback) | `RequireOperatorOrAdmin` (OIDC role-based, always requires auth) |
| Admin UI | `/admin/` routes with SPA pages | Removed entirely |
| Map API field | `infra_center` | `adopted_center` |
| Map API field | `is_infra` (on node objects) | `is_adopted` |
| Prometheus label | `role="infra"` / `role=""` | `adopted="true"` / `adopted="false"` |
| Profile endpoint | `GET /api/v1/user/profile/{user_id}` | `GET /api/v1/user/profile/{profile_id}` (UUID) |
| Node cleanup default | 7 days | 30 days |
| Python | 3.13 | 3.14 |
### Removed API Endpoints
| Method | Path | Replacement |
| -------- | --------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| `GET` | `/nodes/{pk}/tags/{key}` | Use `GET /nodes/{pk}` and filter tags client-side |
| `PUT` | `/nodes/{pk}/tags/{key}/move` | No replacement (delete + recreate) |
| `POST` | `/nodes/{pk}/tags/copy-to/{dest}` | No replacement (create tags individually) |
| `DELETE` | `/nodes/{pk}/tags` (bulk) | No replacement (delete tags individually) |
| `POST` | `/api/v1/commands/send-message` | Removed |
| `POST` | `/api/v1/commands/send-channel-message` | Removed |
| `POST` | `/api/v1/commands/send-advertisement` | Removed |
| All | `/api/v1/members/*` | Use `/api/v1/user/profiles` |
### Removed Schemas
- `NodeTagMove`
- `NodeTagsCopyResult`
### Removed CLI Commands
- `meshcore-hub collector import-members`
- `--members` flag on `meshcore-hub collector truncate`
### Removed Files
- `src/meshcore_hub/web/static/js/spa/pages/admin/index.js`
- `src/meshcore_hub/web/static/js/spa/pages/admin/node-tags.js`
- `tests/test_web/test_admin.py`
- `seed/members.yaml`
- `example/seed/members.yaml`
### Upgrade Actions
1. **Set up an OIDC identity provider** (LogTo, Keycloak, etc.) and configure these environment variables:
```bash
OIDC_ENABLED=true
OIDC_CLIENT_ID=your-client-id
OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET=your-client-secret
OIDC_DISCOVERY_URL=https://your-idp.example.com/.well-known/openid-configuration
OIDC_SESSION_SECRET=$(openssl rand -hex 32)
```
2. **Remove obsolete variables** from your `.env`:
- `WEB_ADMIN_ENABLED` (replaced by `OIDC_ENABLED`)
- `OIDC_ADMIN_ROLE` → renamed to `OIDC_ROLE_ADMIN`
- `OIDC_MEMBER_ROLE` → renamed to `OIDC_ROLE_MEMBER`
3. **Remove `members.yaml`** from your seed directory (no longer used)
4. **Remove `member_id` tag keys** from `node_tags.yaml` (replaced by node adoption)
5. **Run database migration** — the migration:
- Adds `roles` column to `user_profiles`
- Creates `user_profiles` and `user_profile_nodes` tables (if not present)
- Drops `members` table
- Deletes obsolete `role=infra` and `member_id` tags from `node_tags`
6. **Update Prometheus alerting rules** that reference `role="infra"` to use `adopted="true"` (see `etc/prometheus/alerts.yml`)
7. **Update Grafana dashboards** that query `meshcore_node_last_seen_timestamp_seconds{role="infra"}` to use `adopted="true"`
8. **If you relied on the 7-day node cleanup default**, set it explicitly:
```bash
NODE_CLEANUP_DAYS=7
```
### OIDC-Disabled Deployments
When `OIDC_ENABLED=false`:
- Tag writes require OIDC authentication → 401 on direct API access (tags are read-only via web UI)
- The inline tag editor is hidden on the node detail page
- `adopted_center` is always `null`, all nodes have `is_adopted: false`
- The map shows no "Infrastructure Only" filter, no legend — all nodes render as green markers
- The web proxy only allows GET access to known API endpoints; writes are blocked
### Tag Editor Authorization
Tag write endpoints now use `RequireOperatorOrAdmin` (OIDC role-based). The previous `RequireAdmin` had a fallback allowing open access when no admin key was configured. The new system always requires OIDC authentication:
- Operators can edit tags on their adopted nodes only
- Admins can edit tags on any node
- The admin API key no longer grants tag write access
### New Variables
| Variable | Default | Description |
| -------------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------- |
| `OIDC_ROLE_ADMIN` | `admin` | IdP role name granting admin access |
| `OIDC_ROLE_OPERATOR` | `operator` | IdP role name for operator access |
| `OIDC_ROLE_MEMBER` | `member` | IdP role name for member access |
See `.env.example` for the full list of OIDC environment variables.
## v0.9.0
This release includes **breaking changes** to the MQTT broker, packet capture service, data ingestion pipeline, and public key handling.
### Overview of Changes
| Area | Before | After |
| ---------------- | ----------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| MQTT broker | Eclipse Mosquitto (TCP) | [meshcore-mqtt-broker](https://github.com/michaelhart/meshcore-mqtt-broker) (WebSocket, JWT auth) |
| Packet capture | Proprietary `interface-receiver` service | [meshcore-packet-capture](https://github.com/agessaman/meshcore-packet-capture) (LetsMesh Observer model) |
| Auth model | MQTT username/password for publishing | JWT signed by device hardware public key |
| Collector MQTT | Anonymous subscriber | Subscriber account (admin-level) with credentials |
| Decoder | Node.js `meshcore-decoder` CLI subprocess | Native Python `meshcoredecoder` library |
| Python | 3.13 | 3.14 |
| DB columns | `receiver_node_id` | `observer_node_id` |
| DB table | `event_receivers` | `event_observers` |
| API commands | `/api/v1/commands/*` | Removed |
| Compose profiles | `receiver`, `sender`, `mock` | `observer` |
| Compose files | Single `docker-compose.yml` | Base + environment overrides (`.dev.yml`, `.prod.yml`) |
| Container names | `meshcore-*` | Parameterized via `COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME` (default: `hub-*`) |
| Volume names | `meshcore_*` | Parameterized via `COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME` (default: `hub_*`) |
| Public key case | Mixed (uppercase/lowercase) | Normalized to **lowercase** |
### Public Key Case Normalization
Previously, the tag importer stored `public_key` as lowercase while the LetsMesh packet normalizer stored it as UPPERCASE. This could create duplicate nodes for the same physical device — with tags linked to one node and mesh events linked to another.
An Alembic migration (`b1c2d3e4f5a6`) automatically:
1. Merges duplicate nodes (keeping the one with the earliest `first_seen`)
2. Re-points all foreign key references to the surviving node
3. Deletes the duplicate node
4. Normalizes all remaining `public_key` values to lowercase
**No manual action is required** — the migration runs as part of `meshcore-hub db upgrade` (or the `migrate` Docker Compose service).
### Step 1: Backup
**Do not skip this step.** Back up all data volumes before proceeding.
Back up the database volume. Volume names use the old `meshcore_*` prefix:
```bash
mkdir -p backup
docker run --rm -v meshcore_hub_data:/data -v $(pwd)/backup:/backup \
alpine tar czf /backup/meshcore_hub_data-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S).tar.gz -C / data
```
To restore from backup if needed:
```bash
# Extract the volume name from the backup filename
docker run --rm -v meshcore_hub_data:/data -v $(pwd)/backup:/backup \
alpine sh -c "cd / && tar xzf /backup/meshcore_hub_data-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS.tar.gz"
```
### Step 2: Stop and Remove Containers
Stop all services and remove orphaned containers from the old configuration:
```bash
docker compose --profile all down --remove-orphans
```
> **Important:** Do NOT use `--volumes` / `-v`. That would delete your database. The `--remove-orphans` flag cleans up old services (like `interface-receiver`, `interface-sender`) that no longer exist in the new compose file.
### Step 3: Rename Docker Volumes
Container and volume names are now parameterized via `COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME`. The default is `hub`, so volumes are renamed from `meshcore_*` to `hub_*`.
First, check which volumes you have:
```bash
docker volume ls | grep meshcore
```
#### Volumes to migrate
These volumes always need migrating:
| Old Name | New Name |
| ------------------- | ---------- |
| `meshcore_hub_data` | `hub_data` |
> **Note:** `observer_data` and `mqtt_data` are new — they are created automatically on first run and do not need migrating.
#### Option A: Rename (Docker Engine 23.0+)
> **Note:** `docker volume rename` is not available in all Docker builds (e.g., Docker Desktop). If the command is not found, use Option B instead.
```bash
docker volume rename meshcore_hub_data hub_data
```
#### Option B: Copy (all Docker versions)
If `docker volume rename` is not available in your Docker build:
```bash
# Create new volume, copy data, remove old
docker volume create hub_data
docker run --rm -v meshcore_hub_data:/from -v hub_data:/to alpine sh -c "cp -a /from/. /to/"
# Verify the new volume has data, then remove old one
docker volume rm meshcore_hub_data
```
> **Note:** If any volumes show "in use", remove any stopped containers first: `docker rm -f <container_id>`.
> **Note:** If setting up a multi-instance deployment (e.g., `hub-prod`, `hub-beta`), use that project name instead of `hub`.
> **Note:** After migrating volumes, you may see warnings like `volume "hub_data" already exists but was not created by Docker Compose. Use \`external: true\` to use an existing volume`. This is safe to ignore — it appears because the volumes were created manually during migration rather than by Docker Compose. Fresh deployments will not see this warning.
### Step 4: Update Configuration Files
Download the latest configuration files:
```bash
# Download the base compose file and environment overrides
wget -O docker-compose.yml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ipnet-mesh/meshcore-hub/main/docker-compose.yml
wget -O docker-compose.dev.yml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ipnet-mesh/meshcore-hub/main/docker-compose.dev.yml
wget -O docker-compose.prod.yml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ipnet-mesh/meshcore-hub/main/docker-compose.prod.yml
# Download the new .env.example for reference
wget -O .env.example https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ipnet-mesh/meshcore-hub/main/.env.example
```
Then compare your existing `.env` against the new `.env.example` and update it (see Step 5).
### Step 5: Migrate Your `.env` File
#### Variables to Remove
These variables no longer exist and should be removed from your `.env`:
```bash
# Removed: ingest mode is now always LetsMesh upload
COLLECTOR_INGEST_MODE=native
# Removed: decoder is now a native Python library, always enabled
COLLECTOR_LETSMESH_DECODER_ENABLED=true
COLLECTOR_LETSMESH_DECODER_COMMAND=meshcore-decoder
COLLECTOR_LETSMESH_DECODER_TIMEOUT_SECONDS=2.0
# Removed: serial baud is handled by meshcore-packet-capture
SERIAL_BAUD=115200
# Removed: sender service no longer exists
SERIAL_PORT_SENDER=/dev/ttyUSB1
NODE_ADDRESS_SENDER=
# Removed: device name/address now handled by meshcore-packet-capture
MESHCORE_DEVICE_NAME=
NODE_ADDRESS=
# Removed: contact cleanup was specific to the proprietary receiver
CONTACT_CLEANUP_ENABLED=true
CONTACT_CLEANUP_DAYS=7
# Removed: Mosquitto-specific ports
MQTT_EXTERNAL_PORT=1883
MQTT_WS_PORT=9001
```
#### Variables to Update
| Variable | Old Value | New Value | Notes |
| ---------------- | ---------------- | ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `MQTT_TRANSPORT` | `tcp` | `websockets` | Required by the new JWT-based broker |
| `MQTT_WS_PATH` | `/mqtt` | `/` | New broker accepts connections on `/` |
| `MQTT_USERNAME` | (empty/optional) | Subscriber username | Now **required** for collector subscriber auth. Set to match your broker's `SUBSCRIBER_1` config. |
| `MQTT_PASSWORD` | (empty/optional) | Subscriber password | Now **required** for collector subscriber auth. Generate a secure password: `openssl rand -base64 32` |
> **Note:** The Python-level defaults for `MQTT_TRANSPORT` and `MQTT_WS_PATH` are now `websockets` and `/`, matching the Docker Compose and `.env.example` values. No additional configuration is needed for non-Docker users.
#### Variables to Add
```bash
# Docker Compose project name (container and volume prefix)
COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=hub
# JWT audience claim for packet capture authentication tokens
# Must match AUTH_EXPECTED_AUDIENCE on the broker
MQTT_TOKEN_AUDIENCE=mqtt.localhost
# IATA airport code for your observer location (required for packet capture)
# Use the 3-letter code for the nearest airport.
# Look up your code: https://www.iata.org/en/publications/directories/code-search/
PACKETCAPTURE_IATA=LOC
```
All other `PACKETCAPTURE_*` variables have sensible defaults in `docker-compose.yml` and only need to be set in `.env` if you want to override them. See `.env.example` for the full list.
### Step 6: Run Database Migration
The migration renames `receiver_node_id` → `observer_node_id` across all event tables, `event_receivers` → `event_observers`, and `received_at` → `observed_at` in the event observers table:
```bash
docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.dev.yml --profile core run --rm migrate
```
This runs automatically as part of the `core` profile, but can also be run standalone with the `migrate` profile:
```bash
docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.dev.yml --profile migrate run --rm migrate
```
### Step 7: Start Services
#### With local MQTT broker (single-host deployment)
```bash
# Start everything including the MQTT broker
docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.dev.yml --profile mqtt --profile core up -d
# Or include packet capture on the same host
docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.dev.yml --profile mqtt --profile core --profile observer up -d
```
#### With external MQTT broker
```bash
# Start core services only (broker runs elsewhere)
docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.dev.yml --profile core up -d
```
#### Verify
```bash
# Check all containers are running
docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.dev.yml --profile all ps
# Check collector connected to MQTT
docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.dev.yml --profile all logs collector | grep -i "connected to mqtt"
# Check the web dashboard
open http://localhost:8080
```
### Notes
#### JWT-Based Packet Capture Authentication
The new packet capture service ([meshcore-packet-capture](https://github.com/agessaman/meshcore-packet-capture)) uses the LetsMesh Observer model:
- **No custom MQTT credentials needed for publishing.** Authentication is handled via JWT tokens signed by the capture device's hardware public key. The MQTT broker validates the JWT and authorizes publishing automatically.
- The collector connects as a **subscriber** to read all published events, including `/internal` topics. Configure `MQTT_USERNAME` and `MQTT_PASSWORD` to match the broker's subscriber account.
#### Production MQTT Configuration
In production, the MQTT WebSocket server should be hosted behind a TLS/SSL-terminated reverse proxy (e.g., Nginx Proxy Manager, Caddy, Traefik) under the `/mqtt` path. The proxy handles TLS termination and forwards plain WebSocket connections to the broker on port 1883.
**Local / development (default):**
```bash
MQTT_PORT=1883
MQTT_TRANSPORT=websockets
MQTT_WS_PATH=/
MQTT_TLS=false
MQTT_TOKEN_AUDIENCE=mqtt.localhost
```
**Production (behind reverse proxy):**
```bash
MQTT_PORT=443
MQTT_TRANSPORT=websockets
MQTT_WS_PATH=/mqtt
MQTT_TLS=true
MQTT_TOKEN_AUDIENCE=mqtt.example.com # your public domain
```
#### Existing LetsMesh Observer Installs
If you already run [meshcore-packet-capture](https://github.com/agessaman/meshcore-packet-capture) separately, configure **MQTT server #3** to point at your MeshCore Hub MQTT broker. Servers #1 and #2 are reserved for Let's Mesh US (`mqtt-us-v1.letsmesh.net`) and Let's Mesh EU (`mqtt-eu-v1.letsmesh.net`) respectively.
```bash
# In your packet-capture .env or docker-compose environment:
PACKETCAPTURE_MQTT3_ENABLED=true
PACKETCAPTURE_MQTT3_SERVER=your-meshcore-hub-host
PACKETCAPTURE_MQTT3_PORT=1883
PACKETCAPTURE_MQTT3_TRANSPORT=websockets
PACKETCAPTURE_MQTT3_USE_TLS=false
PACKETCAPTURE_MQTT3_USE_AUTH_TOKEN=true
PACKETCAPTURE_MQTT3_TOKEN_AUDIENCE=mqtt.localhost
```
#### Removed Services
The following Docker Compose services have been removed:
| Old Service | Replacement |
| ------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| `interface-receiver` | `observer` (profile: `observer`) |
| `interface-sender` | None (removed) |
| `interface-mock-receiver` | None (removed) |
The `observer` service uses the [meshcore-packet-capture](https://github.com/agessaman/meshcore-packet-capture) image and is included in `docker-compose.yml` under the `observer` profile for an easy transition.
#### New Docker Compose File Structure
The Docker Compose configuration is now split into multiple files:
| File | Purpose |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `docker-compose.yml` | Base shared config (services, profiles, healthchecks, environment) |
| `docker-compose.dev.yml` | Development overrides (port mappings for direct access) |
| `docker-compose.prod.yml` | Production overrides (external proxy network, no exposed ports) |
| `docker-compose.traefik.yml` | Optional Traefik auto-discovery labels |
All `docker compose` commands now require explicit file selection:
```bash
# Development (exposes ports for local access)
docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.dev.yml --profile all up -d
# Production (connects to reverse proxy network)
docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.prod.yml --profile all up -d
# Production with Traefik
docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.prod.yml -f docker-compose.traefik.yml --profile all up -d
```
Container and volume names are parameterized via `COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME` in `.env`. This enables multiple instances (e.g., `hub-prod`, `hub-beta`) on the same Docker host.
#### Removed API Endpoints
The command dispatch API endpoints have been removed:
- `POST /api/v1/commands/send-message`
- `POST /api/v1/commands/send-channel-message`
- `POST /api/v1/commands/send-advertisement`
#### Native Python Decoder
The Node.js `meshcore-decoder` CLI tool has been replaced by the native Python `meshcoredecoder` library. This means:
- No Node.js runtime is needed in the Docker image
- The decoder is always enabled (no toggle)
- The `COLLECTOR_LETSMESH_DECODER_*` configuration variables have been removed
- `COLLECTOR_LETSMESH_DECODER_KEYS` has been renamed to `COLLECTOR_CHANNEL_KEYS`
- New `COLLECTOR_INCLUDE_TEST_CHANNEL` variable controls whether built-in test channel messages are collected (default: `false`)