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--- network:firmware:meshdesk [2026/03/14 15:13] – system
+++ network:firmware:meshdesk [2026/05/15 09:41] (current) – [Checkout the MESHdesk code] system
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   * Check out the **openwrt-meshdesk** package from the Github repository.
 <code>
-#Do this in the working directory e.g. cd 25.12.0 (on the same level as the openwrt directory)
+#Do this in the working directory e.g. cd 25.12.3 (on the same level as the openwrt directory)
 git clone https://github.com/RADIUSdesk/openwrt-meshdesk.git openwrt-meshdesk
 </code>
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 cp -R ./openwrt-meshdesk/luci-app-meshdesk ./openwrt/feeds/luci/applications
 </code>
+===== Configure SSL for CoovaChilli =====
+  * You need to decode the cert and key files used by CoovaChilli and place them in the required folder.
+<code bash>
+#cd to the working directory
+base64 -d ./openwrt-meshdesk/ssl/k-b64.txt  > ./openwrt-meshdesk/MESHdesk/files/MESHdesk/captive_portals/key.pem
+base64 -d ./openwrt-meshdesk/ssl/c-b64.txt  > ./openwrt-meshdesk/MESHdesk/files/MESHdesk/captive_portals/cert.pem
+</code>
 ===== Updating the available packages =====
   * Since we added a Luci application, we need to tell the SDK about it.
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 WARNING: Makefile 'package/utils/policycoreutils/Makefile' has a dependency on 'libpam', which does not exist
 WARNING: Makefile 'package/utils/policycoreutils/Makefile' has a build dependency on 'libpam', which does not exist
-make[2]: Entering directory '/home/system/Documents/fw_sdk/25.12.1/openwrt/scripts/config'
+make[2]: Entering directory '/home/system/Documents/fw_sdk/25.12.3/openwrt/scripts/config'
 make[2]: 'conf' is up to date.
-make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/system/Documents/fw_sdk/25.12.1/openwrt/scripts/config'
+make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/system/Documents/fw_sdk/25.12.3/openwrt/scripts/config'
 make[1] world
 make[2] target/compile
 make[3] -C target/linux compile
 </code>
 ===== Files to tweak =====
 Use ssh to gain access to the device to modify these files.
+<WRAP center round tip 100%>
+  * **openwrt-meshdesk/sample_configs/** have a growing list of sample configs which you should first consult.
+</WRAP>
 <list-group>
   * {{fa>file?fw}} [[:network:firmware:openwrt-wan-network|wan_network]]
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   * {{fa>file?fw}} [[:network:firmware:captive_portal-json|captive_portal.json]]
 </list-group>
   * Once the customizations are complete, we can test everything.
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   * Copy the files to a temporary folder on the machine where you are building the firmware.
   * Use the following table to find the location for the optimized files in the SDK.
+  * We use the override system of the SDK where we place the files in the required folders under **openwrt/files**.
+  * This will then be included in the correct place as overrides when the firmware is compiled.
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