Relay for Meshtastic

[allan]

Hi is it possible to have a dedicated relay that its job is to pass all the messenges and is not needed to be connected to a mobile phone?

[Havealoha]

Basically you just need to use this command:

Meshtastic --set is_router true

Here’s some good links to read:

Howto easy create a relay/router node?

hi, today was come my router board, i’found in the firmeware.zip ESP32 without GPS. where i’can found all settings for a router/relay? or i’have to upload this *.ufs file … but how i’do this at my linux console? is there some FAQ what describe to prepare a router/relay, step by step? second, should this router/relay over wifi have internet connection? thx for help

Important note if you are powering nodes with solar/external batteries

Hi ya’ll, So starting with the 1.1 series of releases the firmware is smarter about power management. And part of that is that it assumes that if it has power coming in via the USB port it doesn’t need to sleep. This is really useful for most users because if they hook up external power the bluetooth stays always connected (or they can connect to the deivce over USB). But if you are trying to run a remote node for a long period of time on battery you do not want this. So… If you are runnin…