Bridge meshes could be interesting. Like if I could convince a friend to get one as well, then we could use meshtastic when were nearby each other or miles apart.

MQTT is kind of a PITA to get working. I had to use MQTT-Explorer to figure out a proper configuration. It seems since then, the developer has started using Copilot to write and test the application.

Oh wow! I was not aware how inexpensive pre-builts were. I may just pick one of those up then. Thank you for the link!! Is there any benefit of having nodes connected to MQTT? Ive heard theres some smart-home applications for people with acres of land, but would you say theres a usecase for people who live in an apartment or in.the suburbs?

If you don’t mind, would I be able to pick your brain? I’m trying to get into meshtastic but I’m kind of confused on where to start. I have a couple ESP32s, and I know I need some sort of lora radio for them. Do you have any good starter guides/resources?

This looks cool asf. I wish I could have enough time in the day to set something like this up.