Meshergex

Interviewing Energex outages for Meshtastic participants.

Setup

Set up a python venv and install dependencies:

python3 -m venv venv
. venv/bin/activate
pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Copy the example config file and then fill it out:

cp config.json.example config.json

You will need to fill out each of the blank fields. Most fields should be self-explanatory, except:

• The response_delay field determines how long the script will wait before deciding to reply; this is used for the fail-over and should only be left at 0 for the primary bot.
• The mesh_channel_index field specifies in which channel slot to reply. This is 0-indexed, so your primary channel is 0, the first secondary channel is in 1, and so on.
• The mesh_address field specifies where to find the Meshtastic node. This should be localhost for Femtofox devices or the IP address otherwise.

Whilst the script should not crash, you may wish to use pm2 to ensure it is restarted after a crash and after a reboot:

pm2 start --name meshergex --interpreter $(pwd)/venv/bin/python3 $(pwd)/main.py

Otherwise, you may set it up as a systemd service or simply run it manually.