Skip to content

docs: answer recurring MeshMapper FAQ questions - #28

Merged
MrAlders0n merged 5 commits into
mainfrom
docs/faq-from-discord-2026-09-27
Sep 28, 2026
Merged

MrAlders0n merged 5 commits into
mainfrom
docs/faq-from-discord-2026-09-27

Conversation

@MrAlders0n

Copy link
Copy Markdown
Contributor

Summary

  • Answer 69 recurring question groups in the FAQ and existing guides.
  • Correct outdated region administrator, portal, password reset, and observer setup instructions.
  • Add the app beta opt-in steps and verified installation links.

Verification

  • mkdocs build --strict --site-dir /tmp/meshmapper-faq-site passed.
  • python3.13 -m unittest discover -s tests passed: 121 tests.
  • Added wiki text passed the exported-author-name and Discord ID privacy check.
  • All 69 mapped wiki anchors exist in the built site.

Question groups and source checks

Group IDs refer to the private FAQ analysis; no chat content is included here. Server, App, Subscriber, and Bot refer to the corresponding source repositories. The Discord beta opt-in step was provided directly by the project owner.

Group Wiki answer Source reference
region-admin-001 onboarding.md#volunteer-as-region-administrator Server:index.php:1501, Server:master_admin.php:3685
region-admin-060 faq.md#administration Server:master_admin.php:3999
region-admin-017 onboarding.md#volunteer-as-region-administrator Server:master_admin.php:3702, Server:discord_api.php:151
observers-mqtt-007 mqtt-main.md#3-meshcore-mqtt-native-firmware Server:index.php:1390
region-admin-003 faq.md#administration Server:dev/index.php:5258
region-admin-004 admins.md#adding-a-new-administrator Server:dev/admin.php:4528, Server:account_auth.php:453
observers-mqtt-025 mqtt-pymc.md#verifying-your-observer Server:process_observers.php:147, Server:broker_registry.php:185
repeaters-005 admins.md#repeaters Server:dev/index.php:18877, Server:dev/admin.php:8099
region-admin-057 faq.md#administration Server:master_admin.php:7018, Server:master_admin.php:6876
repeaters-057 admins.md#repeaters Server:dev/admin.php:2514
app-024 app_troubleshooting.md#data-upload-issues App:lib/screens/connection_screen.dart:1438
region-admin-046 faq.md#administration Server:index.php:349, Server:iata_validate.php:1
account-001 admins.md#registration Server:admin.php:470, Server:portal.php:331
region-admin-013 faq.md#administration Bot:bot.py:416, Server:account_auth.php:502
wardriving-026 faq.md#mobile-app Server:wardrive-api.php:4051, App:lib/providers/app_state_provider.dart:9818
region-admin-053 faq.md#administration Server:master_admin.php:7018
region-admin-051 faq.md#administration Server:index.php:375
app-131 faq.md#mobile-app Server:repeater_admin.php:157, App:lib/screens/onboarding/onboarding_guide_pages.dart:1294
account-004 faq.md#portal-accounts Server:admin.php:470, Server:account_auth.php:173
observers-mqtt-048 mqtt-pymc.md#verifying-your-observer Server:broker_registry.php:185, Server:dev/admin.php:5436
account-002 admins.md#registration Server:portal.php:1040, Server:dev/admin.php:4528
region-admin-056 faq.md#administration Server:master_admin.php:5963
observers-mqtt-018 mqtt-main.md#common-observer-questions Server:pending_region.php:117
account-023 faq.md#portal-accounts Server:dev/admin.php:4490, Server:portal.php:616
repeaters-047 admins.md#stale-ping-cleanup-auto-delete-orphaned-pings Server:stale_ping_cleanup.php:718, Server:dev/admin.php:7679
observers-mqtt-030 mqtt-pymc.md#verifying-your-observer Server:dev/admin.php:8099, Server:process_observers.php:147
observers-mqtt-036 mqtt-main.md#common-observer-questions Server:broker_registry.php:3, Server:index.php:1390
region-admin-082 faq.md#administration Server:dev/admin.php:7748
observers-mqtt-055 mqtt-main.md#common-observer-questions Server:dev/admin.php:5389, Server:broker_registry.php:197
region-admin-022 faq.md#administration Server:index.php:327, Server:pending_region.php:81
region-admin-023 faq.md#administration Server:index.php:314
account-008 faq.md#portal-accounts Server:portal.php:1399, Server:portal.php:1415
account-018 faq.md#portal-accounts Server:portal.php:151, Server:portal.php:1415
region-admin-021 faq.md#administration Server:pending_region.php:245, Server:pending_region.php:298
region-admin-030 region_boundaries.md Server:boundary_audit.php:122, Server:dev/admin.php:5869
region-admin-080 faq.md#administration Server:group_settings_sync.php:36, Server:dev/admin.php:8033
app-058 faq.md#mobile-app App:docs/LIVE_ACTIVITIES.md:11, App:DEVELOPMENT.md:1670
map-048 faq.md#administration Server:dev/index.php:814, Server:dev/admin.php:5869
map-022 faq.md#wardriving-coverage Server:stale_ping_cleanup.php:718
region-admin-071 faq.md#administration Server:account_auth.php:94
region-admin-018 faq.md#administration Server:index.php:375
region-admin-041 region_boundaries.md Server:dev/admin.php:12304
account-019 portal.md#creating-an-account Server:admin.php:646
map-063 layers.md#filter-map-data Server:dev/index.php:840
region-admin-009 faq.md#administration Server:account_auth.php:173, Server:dev/admin.php:1465
region-admin-048 faq.md#administration Server:index.php:327, Server:region_reiata.php:1
region-admin-050 mqtt-python.md#6-iata-code Server:broker_registry.php:185, Subscriber:subscriber.py:1993
wardriving-020 app_troubleshooting.md#data-upload-issues Server:wardrive-api.php:4193, App:lib/services/api_service.dart:1875
wardriving-044 faq.md#mobile-app Server:dev/admin.php:7748
repeaters-044 admins.md#repeaters Server:api.php:2384
map-017 visuals.md#repeaters Server:dev/index.php:18877
region-admin-089 app_connection_guide.md#zone-authentication Server:wardrive-api.php:1589, App:lib/providers/app_state_provider.dart:9199
wardriving-051 faq.md#mobile-app Server:offline_analysis.php:192, App:lib/providers/app_state_provider.dart:6453
account-010 faq.md#portal-accounts Server:portal.php:1357, Server:portal.php:1040
region-admin-047 faq.md#administration Server:index.php:349
region-admin-062 faq.md#administration Server:dev/admin.php:3217, Server:master_admin.php:3999
observers-mqtt-068 faq.md#access-to-data Server:broker_registry.php:3, Server:coverage.php:496
observers-mqtt-083 mqtt-python.md#6-iata-code Server:broker_registry.php:185, Subscriber:subscriber.py:1993
region-admin-072 faq.md#administration Server:account_auth.php:94, Server:master_admin.php:4632
observers-mqtt-002 mqtt-main.md Server:index.php:1390
region-admin-008 faq.md#administration Server:account_auth.php:572
region-admin-042 region_boundaries.md Server:index.php:375, Server:master_admin.php:3999
app-071 app_connection_guide.md#zone-authentication Server:wardrive-api.php:1589, App:lib/providers/app_state_provider.dart:9199
region-admin-105 faq.md#administration Server:dev/admin.php:4490
app-014 faq.md#mobile-app Server:wardrive-api.php:2359, App:lib/providers/app_state_provider.dart:9198
repeaters-023 embedding.md#repeater-id-grid Server:dev/index.php:6669
account-007 botcommands.md#command-reference Server:discord_api.php:53, Bot:bot.py:460
bot-014 botcommands.md#command-reference Server:discord_api.php:53, Bot:bot.py:460
app-003 app_getting_started.md#get-the-app App:README.md:19

@MrAlders0n
MrAlders0n merged commit 2b681a4 into main Sep 28, 2026
Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment

Labels

None yet

Projects

None yet

Development

Successfully merging this pull request may close these issues.

1 participant