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	== ScotMesh ==		== ScotMesh ==

			* [https://discord.gg/ytxfyuDmSt The ScotMesh Discord], where most of the community talks.
	* [https://scotmesh.uk scotmesh.uk], the community site and forum, for everything ScotMesh does, Reticulum or not.		* [https://scotmesh.uk scotmesh.uk], the community site and forum, for everything ScotMesh does, Reticulum or not.
	* [https://rns.scotmesh.net rns.scotmesh.net], the backbone node's own page and live status.		* [https://rns.scotmesh.net rns.scotmesh.net], the backbone node's own page and live status.

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Where to learn more about Reticulum and find other people using it, beyond this wiki. Most of these are maintained by the wider Reticulum community; the list of community links is adapted from the [https://reticulum.miraheze.org/wiki/Learning_Resources_%26_Community Reticulum community wiki], which keeps a longer one.

== Start here ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Resource !! What it is
|-
| [https://reticulum.network/ reticulum.network] || The official site, by Reticulum's author.
|-
| [https://reticulum.network/manual/ The Reticulum Manual] || The authoritative reference: concepts, configuration, every interface type, the utilities. Worth reading end to end once.
|-
| [https://reticulum.network/zenofreticulum.html The Zen of Reticulum] || The philosophy and goals behind the design, in a page.
|-
| [https://reticulum.network/connect.html Bootstrapping connectivity] || How to reach the peers you want, from the official site.
|-
| [https://reticulum.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page Reticulum community wiki] || Community-written guides, hardware notes and a much longer resource list than this one.
|-
| [https://rns.recipes/ rns.recipes] || Community site with a [https://rns.recipes/forum forum] and a [https://directory.rns.recipes/ directory of public transport nodes].
|-
| [https://awesome-reticulum.net/ Awesome Reticulum] || A curated list of Reticulum projects and tools.
|}

== Explainers and guides ==

* [https://linuxinabit.codeberg.page/blog/reticulum/ The Reticulum Network and How it Works], a written explainer, and the same author's video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8ltLt5SK6A Reticulum Network: How it Works and Why it's SO GOOD].
* [https://letsdecentralize.org/tutorials/nomadnet.html Installing RNS and NomadNet on Linux], a step-by-step tutorial ending at your first Nomad Network page.
* [https://lew-palm.de/reticulum/ Reticulum Protocol Textbook], a longer, more formal treatment of the protocol.
* [https://nodestar.net/#playbook Own the Internet], a community playbook for building mesh networks, written for the person who wants to start.
* [https://reticulum.betweentheborders.com/primer.pdf Michael Faragher's Reticulum Primer] (PDF). Written for an older version, so out of date in places, but still a good introduction.

== Talks ==

* [https://media.ccc.de/v/38c3-reticulum-unstoppable-networks-for-the-people Unstoppable Networks for The People], Mark Qvist's talk at the Chaos Communication Congress, 2024 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHLLDnRRYKI YouTube mirror]). The best hour-long introduction there is.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKXHGDpmh24 Building Networks with Reticulum], qbit, 2025.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFRS_Fqk2Go How do announces work in Reticulum], 2026, a short one on the mechanism behind [[How Reticulum works#Announces and paths|paths]].
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9093D7NA0gI Understanding Reticulum Sovereign Communication Networks], 2026.

== Apps and software ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Software !! What it is !! Runs on
|-
| [https://meshchatx.com MeshChatX] || All-in-one client: messaging, calls, files, Nomad Network browser, interface editor. Bundles Reticulum. || Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
|-
| [https://github.com/markqvist/Sideband Sideband] || Messaging, telemetry and remote control, by Reticulum's author. Bundles Reticulum. || Android, Windows, macOS, Linux
|-
| [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/retichat/id6762225314 Retichat], [https://github.com/torlando-tech/Columba-iOS Columba] || Messaging clients for iPhone. Newer than the others; we have not used them ourselves yet. || iOS
|-
| [https://github.com/markqvist/NomadNet Nomad Network] || Terminal client: messaging, and browsing and hosting pages inside Reticulum. || Anywhere Python runs
|-
| [https://github.com/markqvist/Reticulum Reticulum] || The stack itself, with the <code>rnsd</code>, <code>rnstatus</code>, <code>rnpath</code>, <code>rnprobe</code>, <code>rncp</code>, <code>rnx</code> and <code>rnodeconf</code> tools. || Anywhere Python runs
|-
| [https://github.com/markqvist/LXMF LXMF] || The messaging layer the clients share, and <code>lxmd</code>, the propagation node daemon. || Anywhere Python runs
|-
| [https://unsigned.io unsigned.io] || RNode hardware and the RNode firmware, from Reticulum's author. ||
|}

[[Choosing a client]] says which of these we recommend and why.

== Where people talk ==

* '''On Reticulum itself:''' the community RRC hub, <code>28c7c1a68c735693aa8e6b8193ed44b2</code>, and the ScotMesh room on [[The chat room|our own hub]].
* [https://rns.recipes/forum The rns.recipes forum], also reachable inside Reticulum at <code>9ce92808be498e9e05590ff27cbfdfe4</code>.
* [https://matrix.to/#/#rns-space:yatrix.org The Reticulum Matrix space], with regional rooms.
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/reticulum/ r/reticulum] and [https://reticulum.zulipchat.com/ the Reticulum Zulip].
* [https://github.com/markqvist/Reticulum/discussions GitHub discussions] on the Reticulum repository, where the author answers questions.

== Other regional networks ==

Communities doing what ScotMesh does elsewhere; useful for seeing how others solved the same problems.

* [https://chicagolandmesh.org/guides/reticulum/ ChicagoLand Mesh] (USA)
* [https://michmesh.com/ MichMesh] (USA)
* [https://www.reticulumnet.nl/ Reticulum Nederland] (Netherlands)
* [https://lora.reseaulibre.ca/ Réseau Libre] (Montreal, Canada)
* [https://mesh.it-syndikat.org/ MESH::IBK] (Innsbruck, Austria)
* The [https://rns.recipes/forum/regional regional forum] on rns.recipes lists more.

== ScotMesh ==

* [https://scotmesh.uk scotmesh.uk], the community site and forum, for everything ScotMesh does, Reticulum or not.
* [https://rns.scotmesh.net rns.scotmesh.net], the backbone node's own page and live status.
* [https://rnode.scotmesh.net rnode.scotmesh.net], the flasher.
* [[About ScotMesh]] on this wiki.

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