Meshtastic × ATAK — Field Reference

A searchable, offline-capable knowledge base for configuring and using Meshtastic radios, the ATAK (Android Team Awareness Kit) app, and getting the two talking — so a team shares positions and chat over LoRa with no cell signal, no internet, and no fees.

Live: https://meshtastic-atak-reference.vercel.app

Features

• 50+ topics across 10 categories — Basics, Hardware, Setup, Channels, Messaging, ATAK, Integration, Field Ops, Troubleshooting, and Glossary
• Quick start guide — five linked steps for your first hour
• Pre-field checklist — tick items off before you leave coverage (saved in your browser)
• Live search across every question, answer, tag, and CLI command (/ to focus, Esc to clear)
• Category filters and a topic index for browsing
• Deep links — share a URL like #set-region to jump straight to an entry
• Related topics on every entry for cross-navigation
• Keyboard navigation — ↑/↓ or j/k to move, Enter to expand, ? for shortcuts
• Expand / collapse all for printing or scanning
• Copy-to-clipboard CLI snippets
• PWA install — add to home screen for offline access in the field
• Fully offline — static files, no build step, no runtime dependencies
• Editorial Dark visual theme

Use it locally

Open index.html in any browser — no server required.

For local development with PWA/service-worker support:

npx serve .
# or: python3 -m http.server 8080

Then open http://localhost:3000 (or :8080).

Deploy to Vercel

This repo is ready to deploy as a static site — no build command needed.

One-click

From the CLI

npm i -g vercel
vercel          # first deploy (follow prompts)
vercel --prod   # production deploy

Git integration

1. Push this repo to GitHub.
2. Import the project in the Vercel dashboard.
3. Leave Framework Preset as Other and Build Command empty.
4. Set Output Directory to . (root).
5. Deploy — every push to master will redeploy automatically.

vercel.json configures clean URLs, security headers, and service-worker caching.

Content accuracy

Commands and values were verified against the official Meshtastic docs and the installed meshtastic CLI. Firmware and app versions change over time, so spot-check version-sensitive commands for your build.

Sources

• meshtastic.org/docs
• Meshtastic ATAK Plugin
• LoRa configuration
• Supported hardware
• tak.gov

License

MIT