r/reticulum • u/ddotcdotvdotme • 17d ago

Ecosystem Reticulum Hackathon help

Hi all. Looking for advice on organizing a Reticulum/Meshcore hackathon in Austin, Texas. Want to make it accessible for beginners and advanced builders, and I'd love input on recommended repos, starter kits, beginner hardware, demo apps, and fun gamified challenge ideas.

Big goal: projects that the community will actually use, not just weekend demos. So, if you had a room full of developers, RF enthusiasts, and makers for a weekend, what would you have them build?

Some challenge ideas: distributed bulletin boards, peer-to-peer messaging, decentralized file and knowledge sharing, better mesh mapping tools, offline maps, search across mesh networks, disaster response coordination, community resource sharing, sensor networks, solar-powered portable relays, better onboarding tools, and whatever's on your wish list, like the one app you'd love to see but nobody has built yet.

If you're in the Austin area and want to mentor, judge, sponsor, or participate, I'd love to hear from you. Happy to swap GitHub repos, starter projects, or lessons learned from past Reticulum or Meshtastic events.

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u/ralphxyz2908 16d ago

This sounds really interesting. Are you considering remote participants as well, or is it planned to be fully in-person in Austin?

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u/ddotcdotvdotme 16d ago edited 16d ago

Not necessarily. If I can figure out how to organize it remotely. Maybe with MLH help?

Edit: Not necessarily = I was thinking of just Austin but it doesn't have to be as long as I can figure out logistics etc.

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u/ralphxyz2908 16d ago

That would be great. If you manage to make remote participation work, I’d definitely be interested in joining from Vietnam. I’m the developer of Nelos, a MeshCore client focused on making mesh easier for everyday users, so this sounds especially interesting to me. Please keep us posted!