MeshMonitor v3.8.0 introduces Gateway OTA Firmware Updates, allowing administrators to check for, download, and flash Meshtastic firmware updates directly from the MeshMonitor UI.
Gateway Firmware Management (Experimental)
This feature is still relatively experimental. Admins can now manage firmware on the directly-connected gateway node through a guided step-by-step wizard in System Settings — no SSH or CLI access required.
Key Features
- Release Channels — Choose from Stable, Alpha, or a custom firmware URL
- Version Browser — Browse recent releases with rollback support
- Automatic Config Backup — Device configuration is backed up before every flash
- Step-by-Step Wizard — Preflight checks, backup, download, extract, flash, and verify — each step with confirmation
- Live Progress — Real-time streaming of flash output via WebSocket
- Background Polling — Configurable interval (default 6 hours) checks for new releases automatically
- Hardware Matching — Automatically selects the correct firmware binary for your device
Important Notes
- Docker only — OTA firmware updates require a Docker deployment (not available in the Tauri desktop app)
- Wi-Fi devices only — Your gateway node must be connected via Wi-Fi/IP (not serial or BLE)
- Admin access required — Only administrators can access firmware management
Read more about Firmware OTA Updates
Other Improvements
- Bell and position broadcast buttons — New quick-action buttons in Channels and Messages tabs (#2113, #2114)
- Favorite lock protection — Manual favorites are now protected from being overridden by auto-favorite (#2115)
- Per-node geofence cooldowns — Geofence triggers now support per-node cooldown periods (#2105)
- NodeNum reboot fix — Correctly handles node number changes on device reboot (#2106)
- Message status documentation — Improved tooltip and FAQ documentation for message delivery status icons (#2118)
- Dependency updates — Updated mysql2, maplibre-gl, pg, and other dependencies