📖 Start Here — Starting a Community Mesh Guide
This book is for people who want to start or grow a LoRa mesh community — from bootstrapping the first nodes to governing a multi-network region.
🚀 Starting From Zero
- How do I start a mesh network where there are none? (FAQ)
- Starting from Zero: Your First Repeater
- Is There Already a Network in Your Area?
- Choosing Your Protocol and Channel
📚 What's In This Book
Planning Your Network
- Setting Channel Keys and Network Identity
- Infrastructure Agreements and Permissions — Site host relationships, rooftop access
Growing Your Community
- Finding Volunteers and Repeater Sites
- Recruiting Repeater Hosts
- Onboarding New Members Effectively
- Community Events and Meetups
- Running Mesh Events and Demonstrations
Network Hygiene and Documentation
- Naming Conventions and Network Hygiene
- Network Documentation Standards
- Handling Network Growth and Congestion
Community Operations
- Community Governance and Decision-Making
- Emergency Preparedness Integration
- Using RegionMesh Geographic Scoping
➡️ Related Books
- North American Networks — See what existing communities have done
- Network Planning — Technical planning tools
- Emergency Communications — EmComm integration with community networks