Community builds
Our community is doing some awesome things with Project NOMAD!
Project NOMAD is an offline knowledge server you install on hardware you already own, so the box it lives in is entirely up to you. Here are some of the cool things our community has been doing with it.
Built one? There is a form at the bottom of this page.
Chris Sherwood
- Chassis
- Pelican 1510
- Compute
- Minisforum UM890 Pro
- Screen
- ARZOPA Z3FC, 16.1 inch
- Power
- EcoFlow RIVER 2, 240 Wh
My own build, and the one with the most documentation behind it. Everything fits in a carry-on Pelican case, and the library side of it runs close to 10 hours on the internal battery. The full parts list, the measured runtimes, and the print files are all free.
Michael Klements
The DIY Life
- Chassis
- Custom printed PETG, 3U 10-inch rack
- Compute
- Beelink SER9 MAX, Ryzen 7 H 350, 32 GB, 1 TB
- Screen
- UPERFECT 14 inch 3K OLED touchscreen
- Network
- GL.iNet Slate 7 and a 10G QNAP switch
- Power
- One 19V feed for the whole build
Michael designed the entire enclosure in Fusion 360 and printed it over about two and a half days. It folds out into a workstation with a hinged keyboard tray, a touchscreen in the lid, and three Noctua fans in the cover plate, and the whole thing runs off a single 19 volt barrel connector. He embossed “Project NOMAD // Offline Node” right into the cover plate, which is a nice touch.
I didn’t want an offline PC, I wanted an offline internet.
Jordan
- Chassis
- Getac rugged convertible laptop
- Mesh radio
- Meshtastic Web and MeshCore Web
- Access
- Local and remote, plus phones on the same network
Jordan skipped the case entirely and put NOMAD inside a Getac laptop with a ruggedized form factor. It flips into a tablet, it has a shoulder strap, and the server is the computer you are already carrying. The part I like most is that he added Meshtastic Web and MeshCore Web as their own tiles, so the mesh radio gear sits on the Command Center next to Wikipedia and the maps.
Built one? Send me a photo.
It does not have to be pretty. If you have finished a NOMAD build and written it up or shot a video, send it through the contact form and I will take a look. The bar is simple: it has to be running, and there has to be something public I can point people at.
About these builds
Each of these is an independent project by the person who built it. They are not products, they are not sold by us, and being featured here does not mean the builder is affiliated with Project NOMAD beyond running it. Photos come from the builder’s own public post or video and are credited and linked back to the original. If you built one of these and would like your build updated or taken down, send me a note and I will handle it.