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id: web-flasher
title: Meshtastic Web Flasher
sidebar_label: Web Flasher (recommended)
sidebar_position: 1
description: Instructions for using the Web Flasher(recommended) to flash Meshtastic firmware to an ESP32 chipset device.
---

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## Flash Device

1. Plug in your device
2. Visit [flasher.meshtastic.org](https://flasher.meshtastic.org) _\*requires Chrome or Edge browser_
3. Follow the instructions

### Connect and Configure Device

After flashing the Meshtastic firmware to the device, you can proceed with the initial configuration.

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