For developers
Build with SkyCache
SkyCache Nexus is intentionally modular. The core is a Python hub that ingests public content, prioritizes it, serves a mobile-first offline portal, and can form a multi-node community mesh fabric (DTN + opportunistic open gateway) — wrapping tools like SatDump and gr-satellites instead of reinventing demodulation. Not free commercial broadband.
Stack
- Python 3.11+ · FastAPI · SQLite · static PWA ·
skycache.nexus - SoapySDR / RTL-SDR for receive-only hardware access
- SatDump CLI for free-to-air weather decode
- gr-satellites for open amateur / CubeSat telemetry
- hostapd + dnsmasq + batman-adv templates for village fabric
- Apache-2.0 software tree
CLI (0.6 legal surface)
python -m skycache capabilities # full legal matrix python -m skycache skybrary samples --ingest python -m skycache skybrary search liberty python -m skycache skybrary pack --profile literacy-1gb python -m skycache nexus doctor python -m skycache nexus sim --nodes 3 --disaster python -m skycache mesh status --compliance python -m skycache gateway --sim --pull python -m skycache open-fetch URL --out file # allowlisted hosts only python -m skycache verify data/content python -m skycache handoff --out data/handoff python -m skycache serve --sim
Software v0.7.2 · Library catalog · Skybrary plan
Architecture
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Quick start (simulation)
cd SkyCache python -m pip install -e ".[dev]" python scripts/make_sample_package.py python -m skycache init --load-samples python -m skycache serve --sim --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8080 # → http://127.0.0.1:8080/
Local software tree (when present on the operator machine): ~/SkyCache
Plugin contract
Decoders implement a small protocol: name, legal_profile (fta_public | amateur_open | file_import_only), can_handle, run → CaptureResult. Commercial decrypt plugins are out of scope and will be rejected.