mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06Neighborhood mesh networks that run without cell towers, without ISPs, and without anyone's permission. Free to use. Impossible to shut down. Start here → https://nodestar.net
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We're Node Star — a publishing and community project building neighborhood mesh networks in Southern California and beyond.
We just published a free community playbook: "Own the Internet: Neighborhood Networks That Can't Be Shut Down."
Written for the person who wants to start, not the person who already knows how.
Download it free at
https://nodestar.net
Share it freely!
#MeshNetworking #DecentralizedWeb #EmergencyPreparedness #Web4 #FOSS #Privacy
Reaching people on
#Meshtastic #Meshcore and #Reticulum
Currently requires running 3 separate nodes.
We think that's too many boxes. So we're combining them into 1.
Open hardware. Open firmware. Three mesh protocols running simultaneously.
100% FREE RESOURCE
A complete guide to Nomad Network.
The distributed publishing and communication layer built on #Reticulum
Browse µ-pages, run a node, host your own content, and explore what the mesh looks like when it grows up.
#MeshTastic is for communists.
#MeshCore is for intentional communities.
#Reticulum is for hold my beer..
Mesh networking just crossed a line.
What that means for the rest of us.
INTRODUCING NOMAD NET BROWSER!
https://codeberg.org/node-star/nomad-netbrowser
Browse Nomad Network µ-pages in any browser you already have.
✅ Full Micron rendering
✅ Back / Forward navigation
✅ Bookmarks (saved locally)
✅ Passive node discovery
✅ Built-in node directory
✅ Raw source viewer
✅ No history stored on disk, ever
✅ Linux .deb + Windows installer
#NomadNetwork #Reticulum #MeshNetworking #Privacy #OpenSource #OffGrid #LoRa
The #Reticulum ecosystem has been expanding quietly in multiple directions at once: new language implementations, new transports, and new tools!
Explore 30+ Active Projects:
https://nodestar.net/moving-reticulum-forward
#internet #technology #networking #innovation #software #foss
Lots of mesh enthusiasts are doing a good job of introducing #Meshtastic and #Meshcore to their friends. Meanwhile, #Reticulum and #NomadNet are the real prize.
Anyone out there experimenting with Reticulum? Building RNodes?
We put together a FREE GUIDE just for fun. 👉 Building a working Reticulum node from off-the-shelf hardware.
🔗 https://nodestar.net/reticulum-rnode-guide.html
If you've got corrections, better approaches, or hardware combos that worked for you, share them below. 🙏
#Reticulum #RNode #web4 #MeshNetworking #OffGrid #OpenSource #LoRa #Privacy
QUESTION: "How do I turn my reticulum node into a backbone or infrastructure node?"
ANSWER: "You don't configure a type. You configure capabilities."
This free reference guide breaks down the full vocabulary:
Backbone, infrastructure, gateway, transport node, propagation node...
#Meshtastic + ATAK
The complete guide to building off-grid tactical awareness networks. LoRa mesh radio, live map positions, encrypted team comms — no cell towers, no internet, no central authority. This is how you own the map.
This guide walks through the complete build: It even covers the failure modes that send people to forums at 2am, and the advanced configurations that most guides skip.