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Mesh-Citadel BBS

Bot Alpha

MeshCore-connected BBS inspired by Citadel BBSes from the 1980s. Lightweight system designed to run on a solar-powered Raspberry Pi Zero with a low-power nRF52-based LoRa node running USB companion firmware. Supports user registration, login, room navigation, message reading and posting, private mail, and a permission system. Communicates over MeshCore via py-meshcore.

Maintainer
taedryn ↗
Kind
Bots
Maturity
Alpha
Language
Python
Licensing
Source available
License
Forklift-Certified-0.69.420
Platforms
Linux Raspberry Pi

Capabilities

Interfaces

  • CLI

Connections

  • Serial
  • USB

Capabilities

  • Messaging
  • Channels
  • Contacts

Node role

  • Companion

Install

Project signals

popularity 2026-07-20 verification 2026-07-20
GitHub stars
46
Forks
4
Watchers
5
Open issues
2
Contributors
3
Release downloads
0
Latest downloads
0
Source available
Yes
Releases available
No
Signed releases
No
CI builds
No
Documentation
Yes
  • Alpha software; designed for solar-powered Raspberry Pi Zero + nRF52 LoRa node.
  • Inspired by 1980s Citadel BBS; uses py-meshcore for MeshCore communication.
  • Forklift Certified License — not OSI open-source; source-available only.

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