Installation - meshtasticd

Debian packages are provided via OpenSUSE Build Service.

Supported: bookworm (12)

Install - Debian 12 (bookworm):

echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:/Meshtastic:/beta/Debian_12/ /' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/network:Meshtastic:beta.list
curl -fsSL https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:Meshtastic:beta/Debian_12/Release.key | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/network_Meshtastic_beta.gpg > /dev/null
sudo apt update
sudo apt install meshtasticd

Experimental builds

These builds are provided without support, please do not file issues relating to Experimental builds.

Experimental Support: trixie (testing), sid (unstable)

Install - Debian 13 (trixie):

echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:/Meshtastic:/beta/Debian_Testing/ /' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/network:Meshtastic:beta.list
curl -fsSL https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:Meshtastic:beta/Debian_Testing/Release.key | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/network_Meshtastic_beta.gpg > /dev/null
sudo apt update
sudo apt install meshtasticd

Install - Debian unstable (sid):

echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:/Meshtastic:/beta/Debian_Unstable/ /' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/network:Meshtastic:beta.list
curl -fsSL https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:Meshtastic:beta/Debian_Unstable/Release.key | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/network_Meshtastic_beta.gpg > /dev/null
sudo apt update
sudo apt install meshtasticd

Raspbian (Raspberry Pi OS) packages are provided via OpenSUSE Build Service.

Supported: bookworm (12)

Install - Raspbian 12 (bookworm):

echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:/Meshtastic:/beta/Raspbian_12/ /' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/network:Meshtastic:beta.list
curl -fsSL https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:Meshtastic:beta/Raspbian_12/Release.key | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/network_Meshtastic_beta.gpg > /dev/null
sudo apt update
sudo apt install meshtasticd

Ubuntu packages are provided via Canonical Launchpad.

Supported: plucky (25.04), oracular (24.10), noble (24.04 LTS), jammy (22.04 LTS)

Install:

# Install requirements for add-apt-repository
sudo apt install software-properties-common
# Add Meshtastic repo
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:meshtastic/beta
# Install meshtasticd
sudo apt install meshtasticd

Fedora packages are provided via Fedora COPR.

Supported: Fedora 42, Fedora 41

Install:

# Add Meshtastic COPR repo
sudo dnf copr enable @meshtastic/beta
# Install meshtasticd
sudo dnf install meshtasticd

RedHat (EPEL) packages are provided via Fedora COPR. Built with Redhat's UBI.

Supported: EPEL 9, EPEL 10

CentOS Stream, RedHat Enterprise Linux, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, and other EPEL-supported distributions.

Install:

# Add Meshtastic COPR repos
sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb
sudo dnf install epel-release
sudo dnf copr enable @meshtastic/beta
# Install meshtasticd
sudo dnf install meshtasticd

Docker containers are provided via DockerHub.

Supported platforms: linux/amd64, linux/arm64, linux/arm/v7

Pull Debian:

docker pull meshtastic/meshtasticd:beta-debian

Pull Alpine:

docker pull meshtastic/meshtasticd:beta-alpine

See: Docker Usage

Flatpaks are provided via FlatHub.

Includes ✨ Meshtastic UI.

Supported platforms: x86_64, aarch64

Many distros support Flatpaks, see FlatHub Setup for help getting started.

Install:

flatpak install flathub org.meshtastic.meshtasticd

Run:

flatpak run org.meshtastic.meshtasticd

Notes:

Flatpak releases currently only support USB radio connections, SPI radio connections are not supported.
Flatpak releases do not currently support the web component.

Supported OpenWRT Versions: SNAPSHOT, 24.10

Supported platforms:

all the platforms!

aarch64_cortex-a53
aarch64_cortex-a72
aarch64_cortex-a76
aarch64_generic
arm_arm1176jzf-s_vfp
arm_arm926ej-s
arm_cortex-a15_neon-vfpv4
arm_cortex-a5_vfpv4
arm_cortex-a7
arm_cortex-a7_neon-vfpv4
arm_cortex-a7_vfpv4
arm_cortex-a8_vfpv3
arm_cortex-a9
arm_cortex-a9_neon
arm_cortex-a9_vfpv3-d16
arm_fa526
arm_xscale
armeb_xscale
i386_pentium-mmx
i386_pentium4
loongarch64_generic
mips64_mips64r2
mips64_octeonplus
mips64el_mips64r2
mips_24kc
mips_4kec
mips_mips32
mipsel_24kc
mipsel_24kc_24kf
mipsel_74kc
mipsel_mips32
powerpc64_e5500
powerpc_464fp
powerpc_8548
riscv64_generic
x86_64

See Meshtastic on OpenWRT routers