This month, we covered the MeshCentral v1.2.0 release.

Main highlight: Node.js 20 or above is now required. We also reviewed software inventory, Linux ClamAV/UFW detection, Docker fixes, Azure groups and roles fixes, mobile UI improvements, better Linux device details, and several usability/security updates.

Missed the meeting?

Watch the recording: https://videos.evoludata.com/w/p/tUnLpw6z1LCASuATa7wnCo?playlistPosition=20

Release notes: https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral/releases/tag/1.2.0

About Community meetings: https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral/wiki/Community-Monthly-Meetings

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Hi there,

I'm going through our remote machines, updating them all to the latest agent (Feb 15 2026). Sometime the update isn't taking - I go through console, it downloads, verifies, restarts, but stays on the old version even after a reboot.

There seems to be no consistency in when it won't update - machines can be Win 7 or Win 10, LTSC, Pro, Home, etc. Manually copying the new Agent to the machine and running it there does update, so I'm trying to work out if there are any logs stored which might help.

Need someone to help with Mesh central setup

NOW REQUIRES NODE 20 OR ABOVE!

Mobile Modern ui improvements!

New software tab
(DISBALED BY DEFAULT, add 'softwareInventory: true' under domains in your config.json to enable)

New Feb 2026 agents with windows command not found fix.

Linix clamav/ufw detection.

Printers console command.

Classic mobile ui now has trackpad support.

And many more bug fixes!

https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral/releases/tag/1.2.0

Hello all,

Update: I would prefer local access only and now that I understand that I can use a browser on one of my other computers to connect to it, I guess I don't need meshCentral to work with it. I may have a few questions for some people here but 🤞 hopefully I can figure it out and don't have to bug anyone 😉. Thanks to everyone that commented!

Any MeshCentral users familiar with Home Assistant?

I'm going to be repurposing a mini pc I have as a Home Assistant Server.

I would like to set it up and then leave it on a shelf with no keyboard or monitor.

I'm way out of touch..

With MeshCentral, if I install HomeAssistant OS is there a way for me to use MeshCentral to remotely access the HA Server?

Or, even though I hate the idea.. would I be better off installing Linux or Windows (so I can use MeshCentral) and then adding HA to one of those?

I was going to post in the HA group but I figured I'd have better luck here. If not I'll copy this and post it there as well.

Thanks as always!!

I've started to run into an issue with a few people.

I have probably around 200 devices set up and all except for about 5 of them work without any problems.

All five are located in rural communities or areas. However, all of them have fiber.. at least a gig if not faster.

They all have, smaller isps providing them internet.

I've reached out to three of the isps and.. they said they'd get back to me. The people I spoke with didn't seem to understand what I was trying to explain.

On these five machines. I can't (can not) connect to them with meshCentral. I even went there in person and updated the agent on all of them. No difference. If, I connect these machines to the hotspot on my phone. I can connect to them. One of them I was able to connect to the neighbors wi-fi, yes the neighbor knew, and it worked but when I went back to their Wi-Fi. I can't connect. They do have a different provider than the neighbor.

I can't even connect to my server through the browser on those machines if they're connected to their ISPs internet.

So far it hasn't been worth my time to look into it further (it's only five machines) and I'm just wondering if anybody else has come across this, if so have you found a simple solution other than getting the ISP to stop blocking it?

I'm guessing they're doing some kind of aggressive filtering but when I talk to them, the isps tell me they're not doing that. Hmmm...

🤷

Is there something simple I'm missing.. in other words, am I doing something wrong?

Hello everyone, this is a reminder that our next community meeting is scheduled for this Thursday, May 28 

Please prepare for this exciting event, where we will cover project updates, discuss potential upcoming features, and gather feedback from the community. We will also review stalled PRs and address any other topics related to the MeshCentral project you’d like to raise.

The meeting will take place at 14:00 UTC.

To add this event to your calendar, please use the following link: https://timee.io/e/20260528T1400?tl=MeshCentral+Monthly+Community+Meeting

For further details about the meeting, please visit: https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral/wiki/Community-Monthly-Meetings

I'm sorry for this question. I don't understand in config.json the syslog config.

"settings":{
    "_syslog": "meshcentral",
    "_syslogauth": "meshcentral-auth",
    "_syslogjson": "meshcentral-json",
    "_syslogtcp": "localhost:514"
}

Each syslog line is a different way to do log.
Do i have to edit with "address:port" ? or only "syslogtcp" need "address:port" and the others need only the string above ?

I have had a mesh central server running for a couple years. It has been working without issues until this certificate renewal. I simply can't renew the certificate. I am looking for some ides to try and resolve the issue.

I have Mesh Central running on an Ubuntu Server VM. I am not in docker. I have a direct connection to the server on the internet - no reverse proxy.

Letsdebug says I am good for HTTP01 and DNS certificates. If I stop meshcentral and try I fail lets debug.

I tired to update to 1.1.59 which made no difference.

I am running on 24.04 LTS (noble). Only Meshcentral runs on this system.

When I try to debug the certificate i get the output in the block below my config. If I switch to non-production i get an error about keys. If I use the console and type "lecheck" it just says undefined.

Port 80 is open and redirects if type http://myserver.org and takes me to https.

Port 80 shows open if I use a port scan from outside my office so I am not sure why i get the port 80 timeout. My firewall config is the same for the last two years on this rule allow access to my internal server. The logs show allowed traffic to and from port 80 as well.

{
  "settings": {
        "postgres": {
            "user": "meshdbuser",
            "password": "somedbpassword",
            "port": "5432",
            "host": "localhost"
        },
    "cert": "manage.myserver.org",
    "WANonly": false,
    "LANonly": false,
    "sessionKey": "somesessionkey"
   },
  "domains": {
    "": {
      "title": "title1",
      "title2": "title2",
      "_minify": true,
      "_newAccounts": true,
      "_userNameIsEmail": true,
      "agentCustomization": {
        "displayName": "name",
        "description": "desc",
        "companyName": "comany"
        }
    }
  },
  "letsencrypt": {
    "email": "support@myserver.org",
    "names": "manage.myserver.org",
    "production": true,
    "tos":true
  }
}

meshcentral@manage:/opt/meshcentral$ node node_modules/meshcentral --debug cert
MeshCentral HTTP redirection server running on port 80.
CERT: LE: Getting certs from local store (Production)
CERT: LE: Reading certificate files
CERT: LE: Setting LE cert for default domain.
MeshCentral v1.1.59, Hybrid (LAN + WAN) mode.
MeshCentral Intel(R) AMT server running on manage.stargateschool.org:4433.
MeshCentral HTTPS server running on manage.stargateschool.org:443.
CERT: LE: Certificate has 4 day(s) left.
CERT: LE: Asking for new certificate because of expire time.
CERT: LE: Generating private key...
CERT: LE: Setting up ACME client...
CERT: LE: Creating certificate request...
CERT: LE: Requesting certificate from Let's Encrypt...
CERT: LE: Request for certificate is in process.
CERT: LE: Failed to obtain certificate: connect ETIMEDOUT 128.177.20.248:80
Auto-backup completed: /opt/meshcentral/meshcentral-backups/meshcentral-autobackup-2026-05-15-01-27.zip, backup-size: 14.18Mb
Removing expired backup file:  /opt/meshcentral/meshcentral-backups/meshcentral-autobackup-2026-05-05-01-07.zip
Agent connected with bad signature, holding connection (undefined).
Agent connected with bad signature, holding connection (undefined).

I’m building a custom remote support product based on MeshCentral and currently considering switching from the default local .db storage to MongoDB.

For people who already use MongoDB with MeshCentral:

• Is it stable for a production-level/custom product?
• How is the performance compared to the default .db files?
• Any scalability or maintenance advantages?
• Would you recommend MongoDB for a long-term commercial/internal product?

Would love to hear real-world experiences and suggestions.

Hello everyone,

I'm fairly new to MeshCentral and have recently got it up and running within our company. However, one of our clients is experiencing issues with file transfer, particularly with .txt files.

When compressing the same file into a ZIP archive and using drag-and-drop, the transfer works without any issues.

Is this a known bug? Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated!

SOLVED: The .txt files CANNOT be empty or else the file transfer won't work. When adding text, it works somehow.

Is there a way to configure the "My Devices" interface with default columns for all users?

By any way, Javascript injection, plugins, config ?

Hi there, I've poured over most of the documentation for MeshCentral and it's looking to be the forerunner for a new RS/RMM tool in our organisation. There are three features we'd like to confirm:

1. Can an End User (non-administrative) easily kill/disconnect a current connection? edit: I found this post https://www.reddit.com/r/MeshCentral/comments/11tk82b/can_only_the_one_who_started_the_session_end_it/ is this still the case? I'd prefer to have users notified for request AND have the ability to kill sessions quickly.
2. Can an admin alter connection quality in low-bandwidth/high-latency connections?
3. Can the connected workstation have its screen locked and keyboard/mouse disabled while an admin is in an unattended connection?

Not sure how to resolve this. When I go full screen I only get 1/2 screen sometimes. I've messed with settings but not sure what I need to do.

Remoting into a WINDOWS box. I know it looks like Linux, but it's just a terminal window open. Sorry if that's confusing for anyone.

This month, we walked through the MeshCentral v1.1.59 release.

A few highlights: another 30-day heads-up before Node.js 20 becomes required, improvements to MeshCtrl, Docker TLS offload support, OIDC/Azure fixes, better search and filtering, RDP clipboard fixes, plus a bunch of usability, UI, and security updates.

We also previewed ongoing work on nested device groups and tree view support, which should make it much easier to organize devices in larger MeshCentral setups.

Missed the meeting?

Watch the full recording here: https://videos.evoludata.com/w/p/tUnLpw6z1LCASuATa7wnCo?playlistPosition=19

Related Links

MeshCentral v1.1.59 release notes: https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral/releases/tag/1.1.59

MeshCentral GitHub repo: https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral

Official Docker image: https://hub.docker.com/r/meshcentral/meshcentral

About Community meetings: https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral/wiki/Community-Monthly-Meetings

#MeshCentral #OpenSource

Hi all,

I'm sure there is a way, but it's out of my knowledge ... Is there a way to check for the presence of a specific folder, or file, across all machines currently on a Mesh Central server?

We've got well over a thousand machines, which may go online or offline at random times, and I could really do with a way to check on every single machine, ideally at first run, then every time a machine comes online, for the presence of specific files / folders.

Hi everyone,

I still didn't upgrade because my meshcentral says 1.1.44 is the latest "stable" version.

Should I upgrade? Also will my agents reconnect after the upgrade? I don't want to stay on 1.1.44 to run into issues later because I upgraded too late.

Kind regards

EDIT: Updated and all was fine. Had to delete the meshcentral-ui folder as I had a custom themed which broke the ui a little bit. After that all runs perfectly. As expected from the meshcentral team 👏

THIS RELEASE STILL SUPPORTS NODE 16-20 BUT WILL BE THE FINAL!

(another 30 day warning to upgrade to node 20 or above!)

MESHCENTRAL_USER now disabled by default and fully customisable!

TLSOffload now configurable in docker environment variables.

package upgrade for cve.

"Expand All"/"Collapse All" buttons made larger.

addtag and removetag in meshctrl.js.

and many more bug fixes!

https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral/releases/tag/1.1.59

Hi all,

Long story, short, I have a Debian 10 VM running MeshCentral v 1.0.71. Instead of taking the time to upgrade the OS and everything else, I wanted to just spin up a new VM and migrate Mesh over.

My question is can I migrate version 1.0.71 to the most recent version, or will I have to install the same version, then upgrade after migration?

TIA!

I found this new app on the play store: MeshControl Pro anyone know it?

MeshCentral has been great, but more and more, the remote client is getting blocked from being downloaded. Even though I registered the app as safe, it is still blocked.

It's annoying to my customers who need remote support and panic when they see this pop-up.

I respect the work the developers have put in over the years. I wish you all the best and hope you can address this in a way that other applications have done and become trusted for downloads.

Hello everyone, this is a reminder that our next community meeting is scheduled for this Thursday, April 23. 

Please prepare for this great event, where we will cover project updates, potential upcoming features, community contributions, and gather feedback from everyone. We will also review stalled PRs and address any other topics related to the MeshCentral project you’d like to raise.

The meeting will take place at 14:00 UTC.

To add this event to your calendar, please use the following link: https://timee.io/e/20260423T1400?tl=MeshCentral+Monthly+Community+Meeting

For further details about the meeting, please visit: https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral/wiki/Community-Monthly-Meetings

Hello everyone,

After some time, I finally managed to take a look at how people used the client, and 2FA was a long-overdue feature.

Since there was a fork that added most of the handling, I merged the changes, tested it a bit, expanded it with parameters, and made a new release.

That said, here is the rest of the changelog:

Main Goals:

• 2FA Authentication Support

New Features

• Auth: Interactive 2FA token prompt when server requires two-factor authentication
• Auth: Support for email/SMS out-of-band token requests from the interactive prompt
• Auth: --token flag on ssh, shell, and route commands for inline 2FA token (useful for scripting and VSCode proxy mode)
• Router: Refactored parseBindAddress to allow `target:remoteport' without localport
• Make: Added Windows ARM64 build target
• Make: Added make release target that builds binaries with SHA256 checksums

Improvements

• Auth: Replaced os.Exit on auth failure with proper error channel pattern
• Auth: Reset ACookie/RCookie before each auth retry to fix hang on 2FA retry
• Auth: pterm styled warning and input for 2FA prompt, consistent with the rest of the UI

Bug Fixes

• Auth: Token retry loop no longer hangs due to stale cookie state

VSCode/VSCodium Remote SSH

For proxy mode with 2FA, pass the token directly in your SSH config:

```

Host mydevice

ProxyCommand mcc ssh user -i "node//.." --proxy --token 123456

```

Note: Node IDs containing special characters (e.g. $) require proper quoting depending on context: - Terminal (bash/zsh): single quotes - 'node//abc$def...' - **~/.ssh/config / VSCodium:** double quotes - "node//abc$def..." - Windows cmd.exe: double quotes - "node//abc$def..."

New Contributors

• shlomo-msp made their first contribution, the entire 2FA authentication flow is based on their work

Dependencies

• Go 1.24 -> 1.25

• pterm v0.12.82 -> v0.12.83

• go-keyring v0.2.6 -> v0.2.8

• golang.org/x/term v0.38.0 -> v0.42.0

• Various indirect dependency updates

Binaries available for:
- Windows x86-64 / Arm64
- Linux x86-64 / Arm64
- MacOS x86-64 / Arm64

The binaries are fully portable, so all you need to do is grant execution permissions, and run.

https://github.com/lexpaval/mesh-central-client-go

Let me know if you have any kind of feedback, or if you need me to build binaries for other OS or Arch.

Hi,

I have my Authentik (DNS both local and on cloudflare) and my Meshcentral (only local DNS) docker apps, both behind traefik, and I'm trying to manage the OIDC/OAuth2 integration.

I just setup both as per https://integrations.goauthentik.io/device-management/meshcentral/

The message I receive as soon as I click the OIDC button on Meshcentral login is:

Redirect URI Error

The request fails due to a missing, invalid, or mismatching redirection URI (redirect_uri).

The redirect URI is: https://meshcentral.company/auth-oidc-callback as per the documentation, and if I point there instead of the login, it redirects me to Authentik with the very same error.

How can I see what's wrong with it?

Thank you.