Indra

About Indra

Indra is a Ubuntu Touch app for off-grid communication using LoRa (long range) mesh radios. You can text friends, family, and neighbors without an internet connection. Messages are sent via the radio, which connects to other radios nearby to form a network completely separate from traditional communication infrastructure.

You need an external radio to use this app. They are cheap to build or buy, and a one-time investment in off-grid communication. Indra currently supports radios running Meshtastic® firmware. You can connect to your radio over Bluetooth, the local network, or a USB cable (depending on your radio).

The app currently does not support configuring or setting up your radio. Please use the Android/iOS app or the Meshtastic® web client at https://client.meshtastic.org for that.

This is a work-in-progress app. The initial release supports what the author considers the essential, core features of Meshtastic®. Currently supported features:
- Connect to a configured radio over Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or USB.
- Send messages to public channels, private channels, or directly to other users on the mesh.
- View and search the list of other radios that your radio is picking up.

Things currently NOT supported:
- Configuring the radio. Please use the Android/iOS app or Meshtastic web client to set up the radio.
- Showing positions of radios on the map (next major feature to be implemented).

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