Open-source LoRaWAN Server that integrates both the network-server and the application-server. This is useful for application providers that operate their own LoRa network or for device and application developers.

The server:

• Implements the LoRaWAN Specification v1.0.3
• Communicates (any number of) with remote LoRaWAN gateways.
• Performs all required encryption and integrity checks.
  • Supports relaxed frame-counter check for simple ABP devices.
• Invokes internal modules with application logic.
• Automatically parses well-known payload formats. It currently supports:
  • Cayenne Low Power Payload
  • Concise Binary Object Representation (CBOR)
• Stores uplink data directly to a MongoDB collection.
• Invokes external applications. It currently supports connections via:
  • WebSocket protocol
  • HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2 protocol (REST API)
  • MQTT, including applications hosted in Amazon AWS IoT, IBM Watson IoT or Microsoft Azure IoT Hub.
  • AMQP 0-9-1 to the RabbitMQ
• Handles (any number of) Class A or Class C devices.
  • Supports both the activation by personalization and the over-the-air activation.
  • Supports both unconfirmed and confirmed data uplink and downlink.
  • Supports multicast to user-defined groups.
  • Supports all regions standartized in LoRaWAN 1.0.3 Regional Parameters for Europe, US, China, Australia, Asia, South Korea, India and Russia.
• Provides a network management interface.
  • Supports both manual and automatic configuration of TX power and data rate (ADR).
  • Monitors the server, gateways and node health status and displays device battery and connection quality indicators.
  • Sends health alerts via e-mail or Slack.
• Runs on all major operating systems, including Windows, Linux, OS X and Solaris, even on embedded systems like Raspbian, mLinux and other Yocto/OpenEmbedded systems, OpenWrt or in a Docker container.
• Can establish Clusters for high availability.
• Does not crash as it's implemented in Erlang, which is designed for building fault-tolerant systems.
• Is free, distributed under the MIT license.

The server aims to be an all-in-one software package for small private LoRa networks. However:

• You still need to buy your LoRaWAN Gateway.
• You will need to deploy and maintain it yourself. (With my support.)
• It will probably never support the sophisticated management features of the commercial-grade network-servers.

Support or Contact

Please view the Github page for more information.