Lorawan Server - ChirpStack v4 Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & GitOps

This repository provides full Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitOps manifests to deploy an open-source, standalone ChirpStack v4 LoRaWAN Network Server stack.

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🏗️ Architecture

[ Dragino DLOS8N Gateway ]
         │ (UDP Port 1700 - Semtech Packet Forwarder)
         ▼
[ ChirpStack Gateway Bridge ] ──► [ Mosquitto MQTT ]
                                        │
                                        ▼
                           [ ChirpStack v4 (Port 8080) ]
                            ├── PostgreSQL 14
                            ├── Redis 7
                            └── Webhook HTTP ──► [ Brad API / n8n ]

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🚀 Deployment Modes

1. Podman Quadlets (Edge / Local systemd): Located under iac/podman/. Uses rootless systemd unit files for automatic startup and unprivileged container execution (USER 1000:1000).
2. Kubernetes & ArgoCD (GitOps): Located under iac/k8s/. Includes Kustomize base manifests and argocd-application.yaml for automated sync on Kubernetes clusters.

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📡 Dragino DLOS8N Integration

1. Log into your Dragino DLOS8N Web UI (http://192.168.1.100).
2. Navigate to LoRaWAN WAN -> LoRaWAN Sub-Band / Server.
3. Select Custom / Semtech UDP Packet Forwarder.
4. Set Server Address to your ChirpStack Gateway Bridge IP/hostname, and Port to 1700 (UDP).

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📚 Documentation

• See HOWTO.md for step-by-step deployment instructions for both Podman and ArgoCD.