fetchtastic 0.1.3

Meshtastic Firmware and APK Downloader

Fetchtastic Termux Setup

Fetchtastic is a tool to download the latest Meshtastic Android app and Firmware releases to your phone via Termux. It also provides optional notifications via an NTFY server.

Prerequisites

Install Termux and Add-ons

1. Install Termux: Download and install Termux from F-Droid.
2. Install Termux Boot: Download and install Termux Boot from F-Droid.
3. Install Termux API: Download and install Termux API from F-Droid.
4. (Optional) Install ntfy: Download and install ntfy from F-Droid.

Request Storage Access for Termux

Open Termux and run the following command to grant storage access:

termux-setup-storage

Installation

Step 1: Install Python

pkg install python -y

Step 2: Install Fetchtastic

pip install fetchtastic

Usage

Run the Setup Process

Run the setup command and follow the prompts to configure Fetchtastic:

fetchtastic setup

During setup, you will be able to:

• Choose whether to download APKs, firmware, or both.
• Select specific assets to download.
• Set the number of versions to keep.
• Configure automatic extraction of firmware files. (Optional)
• Set up notifications via NTFY. (Optional)
• Add a cron job to run Fetchtastic regularly. (Optional)

Perform Downloads

To manually start the download process, run:

fetchtastic download

This will download the latest versions of the selected assets and store them in the specified directories.

Command list

• setup: Run the setup process.
• download: Download firmware and APKs.
• topic: Display the current NTFY topic.
• clean: Remove configuration, downloads, and cron jobs.
• --help: Show help and usage instructions.

Files and Directories

By default, Fetchtastic saves files and configuration in the Downloads/Fetchtastic directory:

• Configuration File: Downloads/Meshtastic/fetchtastic.yaml
• Log File: Downloads/Meshtastic/fetchtastic.log
• APKs: Downloads/Meshtastic/apks
• Firmware: Downloads/Meshtastic/firmware

You can manually edit the configuration file to change the settings.

Scheduling with Cron

During setup, you have the option to add a cron job that runs Fetchtastic daily at 3 AM.

To modify the cron job, you can run:

crontab -e

Notifications via NTFY

If you choose to set up notifications, Fetchtastic will send updates to your specified NTFY topic.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests.