LibreMesh project includes the development of several tools used for deploying libre/free mesh networks.

The firmware (the main piece) will allow simple deployment of auto-configurable, yet versatile, multi-radio mesh networks. Check the Network Architecture to see the basic ideas.

This is the easiest way to first test and install LibreMesh in your router.

You can download a firmware image with generic configuration of the last stable release at downloads subdomain.

We encourage each network community to create its firmware profile on our own web application Chef. It generates and delivers customized firmware images (for example custom ESSID, IP range, additional packets or scripts...).

The LibreMesh firmware can be compiled either using the easy to use lime-build tool or manually adding the feed to a OpenWrt buildroot environment.

Refer to lime-build README.

Clone OpenWRT stable repository, nowadays is version 15.05.1 (Chaos Calmer).

git clone -b chaos_calmer git://github.com/openwrt/openwrt.git
cd openwrt

Add lime-packages feed to the default ones.

cp feeds.conf.default feeds.conf
echo "src-git lime https://github.com/libremesh/lime-packages.git" >> feeds.conf

If you want to use a specific branch of lime-packages specify it adding ;nameofthebranch at the end of the last line. For example:

src-git lime https://github.com/libremesh/lime-packages.git;16.07

Download the new packages.

scripts/feeds update -a
scripts/feeds install -a

Select needed packages in menuconfig.

make menuconfig

We suggest you to deselect the package dnsmasq from Base system section and to select dnsmasq-dhcpv6 in the same section. Then to deselect firewall from Base system section. Finally to deselect odhcpd from Network section.

Finally enter the LiMe section and select the wanted LibreMesh features, a good option is to select lime-full.

Compile the firmware images.

make

The resulting files will be present in bin directory.

The project offers the following mailing lists

• [email protected] - This list is used for general development related work.
• [email protected] - This list is used for project organisational purposes. And for user specific questions.

The project uses an IRC channel on freenode.net

• #libremesh - a public channel for everyone to join and participate