Recommended Configuration Settings

In order to maintain a healthy mesh network, we recommend the following configuration settings for your Meshtastic devices.

These settings are intended to facilitate a stable and reliable mesh network. They are based on the collective experience of the Mountain Mesh community and are subject to change as the mesh grows and evolves.

Radio configuration

Device

Option	Recommended Config	Notes
Role	`CLIENT` or `CLIENT_MUTE`	See Meshtastic Deployment Scenarios
NodeInfo broadcast interval	`10800` (3 hours)

Position

Option	Recommended Config	Notes
Smart position enabled	`True`
Position broadcast interval	`3600` (1 hour)
GPS update interval	`1800` (30 minutes)
Position flags	Disable unused flags	Fixed nodes should disable almost all of these.

LoRa

Option	Recommended Config	Notes
Hop limit	`5`	Please do not set this higher than `6`. The mesh thanks you.
Ignore MQTT	`True`	This is enabled on most `ROUTER` nodes in our mesh.
OK to MQTT	`True`	Added in `2.5.0`. Enable to show up on online tools like info.MtnMe.sh.

Module configuration

Telemetry

Option	Recommended Config	Notes
Device metrics update interval	`3600` (1 hour)	Change to `1800` when testing new nodes.
Environment metrics update interval	`3600` (1 hour)
Power metrics module enabled	`False`	This is for I²C power monitors, not onboard battery stats.

Consider disabling the Environment metrics / Air Quality metrics modules if you are not using the data.

Neighbor Info

Option	Recommended Config
Neighbor Info enabled	`False`

Neighbor Info's functionality has been greatly limited in newer firmware versions. We recommend disabling it at this time.