We're using git repositories for the templates and using commits to enable updates (i.e essentially rebasing) similar to how Copier and Hygen do it. Any conflicts where the team has modified templated files can be resolved using git diff/merge. Source: over 2 years ago

Https://libremesh.org/ is interesting, but it only really works if the devices is close enough to each other and either way, you will need a gateway to the rest of the internet. Source: over 2 years ago

Few routers are supported and widespread ad-hoc mesh networking remains mostly a pipe dream at this point. You can find a few attempts to do what you're asking for such as commotion and libremesh but they are just attempts and require significant planning put into the layout and configuration of the network which largely defeats your reason for wanting mesh networking. Like I said, there is little router support... Source: over 2 years ago

Today I head about mesh networks (https://libremesh.org/ or https://librerouter.org/) in a comment on r/ipfs. Source: about 3 years ago

IPFS is a solution on the software side for hardware check out https://libremesh.org/ or https://librerouter.org/. Source: about 3 years ago