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Welcome to Skywiki

WhatSkywiki is a community knowledge base dedicated to Skywalker and radiant coffee roasters.

Here you’ll find guides on roasting theory, firmware, hardware modifications, and experiments created by the home roasting community.

Whether you're new to the Skywalker Roasteror (SW/Skitop)?building custom controllers and firmware, this site aims to collect and organize the most useful knowledge in one place.

🚀 Start Here

New to the Skywalker?

Start with these guides:

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        📚 About Skywiki

        Skywiki is an open knowledge base designed to organize information that is often scattered across forums, Discord servers, and social media.

        The goal is to preserve and share knowledge about Skywalker and radiant coffee roasting systems.

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