meshstream/README.md

Meshstream

A Go application that monitors the Meshtastic MQTT server and logs packets to the terminal.

Setup

1. Clone this repository
2. Install dependencies:

go mod tidy

Running

go run main.go

Decoding Meshtastic Packets

This project includes the Meshtastic protocol buffer definitions in the proto/ directory. To decode the packets:

1. Install protoc (Protocol Buffer Compiler):

   • Visit https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases and download the appropriate version
   • Install the Go protobuf plugin: go install google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go@latest

2. Generate Go code from protocol buffer definitions:

   protoc --go_out=. --go_opt=paths=source_relative proto/meshtastic/*.proto proto/nanopb.proto
   

3. Implement packet decoding in the application

Note: The current version only logs raw packets to the terminal. Future updates will include full packet decoding functionality.

MQTT Configuration

• Broker: mqtt.bayme.sh
• Username: meshdev
• Password: large4cats
• Topic prefix: msh/US/CA/Motherlode