Connect across Northern Michigan.
Traverse City Meshtastic is a community-built Meshtastic network linking local radios, gateways, and shared infrastructure across Traverse City and Northern Michigan. Join the public channel, use our MQTT backbone, and help expand coverage.
Built for the local mesh.
Open community access, encrypted Meshtastic channels, and a dedicated MQTT backbone for bridging coverage between participating gateways.
Public channel
The tcmimesh channel for Traverse City Meshtastic is intended to be public. Anyone with a compatible Meshtastic radio can join.
Private infrastructure
Core broker and gateway services are centrally managed so the public RF channel can stay easy to use.
MQTT backbone
Participating gateways can bridge traffic through mqtt.tcmimesh.org using TLS.
Join Traverse City Meshtastic
Use these channel settings on your Meshtastic device. The channel is public, so the channel key is intentionally published.
Interested in hosting a gateway?
Interested in helping expand coverage around Traverse City and Northern Michigan? If you’d like to host a Meshtastic gateway or other supporting node, feel free to email [email protected]. We’re happy to help with setup and answer any questions.
MQTT backbone
Public connection details for Traverse City Meshtastic gateways. TLS is required.
Gateway access
MQTT credentials are not published on this page. Gateway operators can be issued access for the Traverse City Meshtastic namespace.