Setup - MeshDash

Create Admin Account

This will be your login for the dashboard. You can add more users later.

Username

Password

Confirm Password

Connect Your Radio

How is your Meshtastic node connected to this server?

TCP/IP

WiFi or Ethernet

Serial

USB cable

BLE

Bluetooth

MQTT

MQTT broker

Node IP Address e.g. 192.168.1.50

Port default 4403

Serial Port e.g. /dev/ttyUSB0 or COM3

BLE MAC Address e.g. AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF

Choose a preset or configure a custom MQTT broker.

Meshtastic Public

mqtt.meshtastic.org:1883
Plain TCP, no TLS

Popular

Meshtastic TLS

mqtt.meshtastic.org:8883
Encrypted TLS

Custom Broker

Your own MQTT server

Region your LoRa region

Channel LongFast, MediumFast, etc. or # for all

Your Node ID optional — leave blank for observer mode

Privacy & Settings

Configure how your dashboard handles location and community data.

Share Your Node's Location

Send your local node's GPS to the mesh

Forward Other Nodes' Positions

Relay position data to MQTT

Location Offset

Add random offset to reported positions for privacy

Community API

Share anonymised data with the MeshDash community map

Public Mode

Allow unauthenticated access — no login required

Add More Radios?

You can add additional radios (MQTT feeds, serial nodes, etc.) now or later from the dashboard.

TCP

Serial

BLE

MQTT

Label

IP Address

Port

Label

Serial Port

Label

BLE MAC

Meshtastic Public

mqtt.meshtastic.org:1883

Meshtastic TLS

mqtt.meshtastic.org:8883

Custom

Your own broker

Region

Channel

Review Configuration

Confirm everything looks right. The dashboard will restart after saving.

All Done!

MeshDash is configured and restarting. You'll be redirected to the dashboard in a few seconds.

MeshDash Setup