meshcore-analyzer/config.example.json

{
  "port": 3000,
  "apiKey": "your-secret-api-key-here",
  "retention": {
    "nodeDays": 7,
    "observerDays": 14,
    "packetDays": 30,
    "_comment": "nodeDays: nodes not seen in N days moved to inactive_nodes (default 7). observerDays: observers not sending data in N days are removed (-1 = keep forever, default 14). packetDays: transmissions older than N days are deleted (0 = disabled)."
  },
  "https": {
    "cert": "/path/to/cert.pem",
    "key": "/path/to/key.pem",
    "_comment": "TLS cert/key paths for direct HTTPS. Most deployments use Caddy (included in Docker) for auto-TLS instead."
  },
  "branding": {
    "siteName": "CoreScope",
    "tagline": "Real-time MeshCore LoRa mesh network analyzer",
    "logoUrl": null,
    "faviconUrl": null,
    "_comment": "Customize site name, tagline, logo, and favicon. logoUrl/faviconUrl can be absolute URLs or relative paths."
  },
  "theme": {
    "accent": "#4a9eff",
    "accentHover": "#6db3ff",
    "navBg": "#0f0f23",
    "navBg2": "#1a1a2e",
    "statusGreen": "#45644c",
    "statusYellow": "#b08b2d",
    "statusRed": "#b54a4a",
    "_comment": "CSS color overrides. Use the in-app Theme Customizer for live preview, then export values here."
  },
  "nodeColors": {
    "repeater": "#dc2626",
    "companion": "#2563eb",
    "room": "#16a34a",
    "sensor": "#d97706",
    "observer": "#8b5cf6",
    "_comment": "Marker/badge colors per node role. Used on map, nodes list, and live feed."
  },
  "home": {
    "heroTitle": "CoreScope",
    "heroSubtitle": "Find your nodes to start monitoring them.",
    "steps": [
      {
        "emoji": "\ud83d\udce1",
        "title": "Connect",
        "description": "Link your node to the mesh"
      },
      {
        "emoji": "\ud83d\udd0d",
        "title": "Monitor",
        "description": "Watch packets flow in real-time"
      },
      {
        "emoji": "\ud83d\udcca",
        "title": "Analyze",
        "description": "Understand your network's health"
      }
    ],
    "checklist": [
      {
        "question": "How do I add my node?",
        "answer": "Search for your node name or paste your public key."
      },
      {
        "question": "What regions are covered?",
        "answer": "Check the map page to see active observers and nodes."
      }
    ],
    "footerLinks": [
      {
        "label": "\ud83d\udce6 Packets",
        "url": "#/packets"
      },
      {
        "label": "\ud83d\uddfa\ufe0f Network Map",
        "url": "#/map"
      },
      {
        "label": "\ud83d\udd34 Live",
        "url": "#/live"
      },
      {
        "label": "\ud83d\udce1 All Nodes",
        "url": "#/nodes"
      },
      {
        "label": "\ud83d\udcac Channels",
        "url": "#/channels"
      }
    ],
    "_comment": "Customize the landing page hero, onboarding steps, FAQ, and footer links."
  },
  "mqtt": {
    "broker": "mqtt://localhost:1883",
    "topic": "meshcore/+/+/packets",
    "_comment": "Legacy single-broker config. Prefer mqttSources[] for multiple brokers."
  },
  "mqttSources": [
    {
      "name": "local",
      "broker": "mqtt://localhost:1883",
      "topics": [
        "meshcore/+/+/packets",
        "meshcore/#"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "lincomatic",
      "broker": "mqtts://mqtt.lincomatic.com:8883",
      "username": "your-username",
      "password": "your-password",
      "rejectUnauthorized": false,
      "topics": [
        "meshcore/SJC/#",
        "meshcore/SFO/#",
        "meshcore/OAK/#",
        "meshcore/MRY/#"
      ],
      "iataFilter": [
        "SJC",
        "SFO",
        "OAK",
        "MRY"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "channelKeys": {
    "Public": "8b3387e9c5cdea6ac9e5edbaa115cd72"
  },
  "hashChannels": [
    "#LongFast",
    "#test",
    "#sf",
    "#wardrive",
    "#yo",
    "#bot",
    "#queer",
    "#bookclub",
    "#shtf"
  ],
  "healthThresholds": {
    "infraDegradedHours": 24,
    "infraSilentHours": 72,
    "nodeDegradedHours": 1,
    "nodeSilentHours": 24,
    "_comment": "How long (hours) before nodes show as degraded/silent. 'infra' = repeaters & rooms, 'node' = companions & others."
  },
  "defaultRegion": "SJC",
  "mapDefaults": {
    "center": [
      37.45,
      -122.0
    ],
    "zoom": 9
  },
  "geo_filter": {
    "polygon": [
      [37.80, -122.52],
      [37.80, -121.80],
      [37.20, -121.80],
      [37.20, -122.52]
    ],
    "bufferKm": 20,
    "_comment": "Optional. Restricts ingestion and API responses to nodes within the polygon + bufferKm. Polygon is an array of [lat, lon] pairs (minimum 3). Use tools/geofilter-builder.html to draw a polygon visually. Remove this section to disable filtering. Nodes with no GPS fix are always allowed through."
  },
  "regions": {
    "SJC": "San Jose, US",
    "SFO": "San Francisco, US",
    "OAK": "Oakland, US",
    "MRY": "Monterey, US"
  },
  "cacheTTL": {
    "stats": 10,
    "nodeDetail": 300,
    "nodeHealth": 300,
    "nodeList": 90,
    "bulkHealth": 600,
    "networkStatus": 600,
    "observers": 300,
    "channels": 15,
    "channelMessages": 10,
    "analyticsRF": 1800,
    "analyticsTopology": 1800,
    "analyticsChannels": 1800,
    "analyticsHashSizes": 3600,
    "analyticsSubpaths": 3600,
    "analyticsSubpathDetail": 3600,
    "nodeAnalytics": 60,
    "nodeSearch": 10,
    "invalidationDebounce": 30,
    "_comment": "All values in seconds. Server uses these directly. Client fetches via /api/config/cache."
  },
  "liveMap": {
    "propagationBufferMs": 5000,
    "_comment": "How long (ms) to buffer incoming observations of the same packet before animating. Mesh packets propagate through multiple paths and arrive at different observers over several seconds. This window collects all observations of a single transmission so the live map can animate them simultaneously as one realistic propagation event. Set higher for wide meshes with many observers, lower for snappier animations. 5000ms captures ~95% of observations for a typical mesh."
  },
  "timestamps": {
    "defaultMode": "ago",
    "timezone": "local",
    "formatPreset": "iso",
    "customFormat": "",
    "allowCustomFormat": false,
    "_comment": "defaultMode: ago|local|iso. timezone: local|utc. formatPreset: iso|us|eu. customFormat: strftime-style (requires allowCustomFormat: true)."
  },
  "packetStore": {
    "maxMemoryMB": 1024,
    "estimatedPacketBytes": 450,
    "_comment": "In-memory packet store. maxMemoryMB caps RAM usage. All packets loaded on startup, served from RAM."
  },
  "resolvedPath": {
    "backfillHours": 24,
    "_comment": "How far back (hours) the async backfill scans for observations with NULL resolved_path. Default: 24. Set higher to backfill older data, lower to speed up startup."
  },
  "neighborGraph": {
    "maxAgeDays": 5,
    "_comment": "Neighbor edges older than this many days are pruned on startup and daily. Default: 5."
  },
  "_comment_mqttSources": "Each source connects to an MQTT broker. topics: what to subscribe to. iataFilter: only ingest packets from these regions (optional).",
  "_comment_channelKeys": "Hex keys for decrypting channel messages. Key name = channel display name. public channel key is well-known.",
  "_comment_hashChannels": "Channel names whose keys are derived via SHA256. Key = SHA256(name)[:16]. Listed here so the ingestor can auto-derive keys.",
  "_comment_defaultRegion": "IATA code shown by default in region filters.",
  "_comment_mapDefaults": "Initial map center [lat, lon] and zoom level.",
  "_comment_regions": "IATA code to display name mapping. Packets are tagged with region codes by MQTT topic structure."
}