Community Projects Showcase

import { Card, CardGrid } from ‘@astrojs/starlight/components’;

Discover what makers and engineers around the world have built with their $5–$10 MSM8916 modems. Have a project you’d like to share? Submit a pull request!

Forward SMS verification codes and 2FA tokens directly to a private Telegram channel. Supports sending SMS messages via Telegram bot commands.
👉 **[View Tutorial](/projects/sms-gateway/)** An ad-blocking DNS server running on a USB stick. Plug it into your home router or laptop USB port to block trackers network-wide.
👉 **[View Tutorial](/projects/portable-server/)** A self-contained mesh VPN node that stays connected over 4G cellular anywhere in the world. Ideal for accessing remote lab equipment behind CGNAT.
👉 **[View Tutorial](/projects/portable-server/#mesh-vpn-tailscale--zerotier)** Turn your dongle into a virtual Ethernet adapter, Serial debug console, and Mass Storage flash drive over a single physical USB connection.
👉 **[View Tutorial](/projects/usb-gadget-network/)** Pair an MSM8916 dongle with a small solar panel and 18650 Li-ion cell to stream sensor readings (temperature, air quality) via MQTT over 4G.
👉 *Community contribution welcome!* Use USB Host mode to connect an RTL-SDR tuner, tracking overhead flights with `dump1090` and feeding data over cellular to FlightRadar24.
👉 *Community contribution welcome!*

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