RAKwireless Pi Hat Full Install Tutorial: Meshtastic, Node-RED, Grafana, InfluxDB Stack

🚀 Complete step-by-step guide to building and configuring the RAK Wireless WisMesh Pi Hat with Raspberry Pi for Meshtastic LoRa mesh networking and professional environment monitoring! In this video, I walk through ordering options, hardware assembly, flashing the custom RAK image, Meshtastic web client setup, and the full advanced software stack including Node-RED, InfluxDB, Mosquitto MQTT, and beautiful Grafana dashboards. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction & Project Overview 01:41 - Ordering Options: Pi Hat, Radio Modules & Sensors 04:45 - Hardware Assembly & What You’ll Need 09:19 - Downloading the RAK WisMesh Image & Flashing SD Card 15:23 - Powering Up, WiFi Hotspot & Network Setup 19:08 - Meshtastic Web Client Configuration (LoRa Settings) 22:44 - Advanced Visualization Stack Installation (Node-RED + Grafana) 27:14 - Post-Install Configuration & Services Check 30:23 - Exploring the Grafana Dashboard & Real-Time Data 34:12 - Final Thoughts & Project Value Perfect for anyone getting into Meshtastic, LoRa mesh networking, Raspberry Pi IoT projects, or off-grid environmental monitoring. RAK has done an incredible job packaging this complete software stack — this is one of the most polished Raspberry Pi + Meshtastic solutions available. 👉 Links: RAKwireless affiliate link: https://bit.tz/RAK GitHub Repository & Documentation: https://github.com/RAKWireless/meshta... Custom RAK Image Download: https://github.com/RAKWireless/meshta... If you enjoyed this build, drop a LIKE 👍, subscribe, and comment what sensor combination you’d run or what other Meshtastic/RAK projects you want to see next! #RAKWireless #WisMesh #Meshtastic #RaspberryPi #LoRa #Grafana #NodeRED #IoT #HamRadio 📡 Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @digital.rancher   🛰️ Join the Digital Rancher Community List: https://bit.tz/CL 🎗️ Support the channel with a membership or individual contribution. Also check this link for savings through affiliate codes. Thanks for your support! https://bit.tz/DR https://x.com/digitalranch3r    / @digital.rancher   Some of my favorite hobby related things: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases 📻 PD Power Brick: https://amzn.to/4broppK 📻 iFixit Mako Driver Kit: https://amzn.to/46JHoeH 📻 Pine64 Pinecil Soldering Iron: https://amzn.to/3L5cIKG 📻 ECOFLOW Portable Power Station: https://amzn.to/3NmrJsV 📻 Eberlestock Switchblade Pack: https://amzn.to/4dGQUkq 📻 Silicon Power 32GB MicroSD Card: https://amzn.to/3NivcbW 📻 Anker 100W GaN Charger: https://amzn.to/3Y9mj9p Shop My Amazon Store https://bit.tz/amzn