diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 61bd055..bbfeb2a 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+const fs = require("fs");
 const path = require('path');
 const express = require('express');
 const compression = require('compression');
-const protobufjs = require("protobufjs");
 const commandLineArgs = require("command-line-args");
 const commandLineUsage = require("command-line-usage");
 
@@ -50,24 +50,21 @@ if(options.help){
 // get options and fallback to default values
 const port = options["port"] ?? 8080;
 
-// load protobufs
-const root = new protobufjs.Root();
-root.resolvePath = (origin, target) => path.join(__dirname, "protos", target);
-root.loadSync('meshtastic/mqtt.proto');
-const HardwareModel = root.lookupEnum("HardwareModel");
-const Role = root.lookupEnum("Config.DeviceConfig.Role");
-const RegionCode = root.lookupEnum("Config.LoRaConfig.RegionCode");
-const ModemPreset = root.lookupEnum("Config.LoRaConfig.ModemPreset");
+// load json
+const hardwareModels = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, "json/hardware_models.json"), "utf-8"));
+const roles = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, "json/roles.json"), "utf-8"));
+const regionCodes = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, "json/region_codes.json"), "utf-8"));
+const modemPresets = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, "json/modem_presets.json"), "utf-8"));
 
 // appends extra info for node objects returned from api
 function formatNodeInfo(node) {
     return {
         ...node,
         node_id_hex: "!" + node.node_id.toString(16),
-        hardware_model_name: HardwareModel.valuesById[node.hardware_model] ?? null,
-        role_name: Role.valuesById[node.role] ?? null,
-        region_name: RegionCode.valuesById[node.region] ?? null,
-        modem_preset_name: ModemPreset.valuesById[node.modem_preset] ?? null,
+        hardware_model_name: hardwareModels[node.hardware_model] ?? null,
+        role_name: roles[node.role] ?? null,
+        region_name: regionCodes[node.region] ?? null,
+        modem_preset_name: modemPresets[node.modem_preset] ?? null,
     };
 }
 
@@ -666,7 +663,7 @@ app.get('/api/v1/stats/hardware-models', async (req, res) => {
            return {
                count: result._count.hardware_model,
                hardware_model: result.hardware_model,
-               hardware_model_name: HardwareModel.valuesById[result.hardware_model] ?? "UNKNOWN",
+               hardware_model_name: hardwareModels[result.hardware_model] ?? "UNKNOWN",
            };
         });
 
diff --git a/src/json/hardware_models.json b/src/json/hardware_models.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f4187f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/json/hardware_models.json
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+{
+  "0": "UNSET",
+  "1": "TLORA_V2",
+  "2": "TLORA_V1",
+  "3": "TLORA_V2_1_1P6",
+  "4": "TBEAM",
+  "5": "HELTEC_V2_0",
+  "6": "TBEAM_V0P7",
+  "7": "T_ECHO",
+  "8": "TLORA_V1_1P3",
+  "9": "RAK4631",
+  "10": "HELTEC_V2_1",
+  "11": "HELTEC_V1",
+  "12": "LILYGO_TBEAM_S3_CORE",
+  "13": "RAK11200",
+  "14": "NANO_G1",
+  "15": "TLORA_V2_1_1P8",
+  "16": "TLORA_T3_S3",
+  "17": "NANO_G1_EXPLORER",
+  "18": "NANO_G2_ULTRA",
+  "19": "LORA_TYPE",
+  "20": "WIPHONE",
+  "21": "WIO_WM1110",
+  "22": "RAK2560",
+  "23": "HELTEC_HRU_3601",
+  "24": "HELTEC_WIRELESS_BRIDGE",
+  "25": "STATION_G1",
+  "26": "RAK11310",
+  "27": "SENSELORA_RP2040",
+  "28": "SENSELORA_S3",
+  "29": "CANARYONE",
+  "30": "RP2040_LORA",
+  "31": "STATION_G2",
+  "32": "LORA_RELAY_V1",
+  "33": "NRF52840DK",
+  "34": "PPR",
+  "35": "GENIEBLOCKS",
+  "36": "NRF52_UNKNOWN",
+  "37": "PORTDUINO",
+  "38": "ANDROID_SIM",
+  "39": "DIY_V1",
+  "40": "NRF52840_PCA10059",
+  "41": "DR_DEV",
+  "42": "M5STACK",
+  "43": "HELTEC_V3",
+  "44": "HELTEC_WSL_V3",
+  "45": "BETAFPV_2400_TX",
+  "46": "BETAFPV_900_NANO_TX",
+  "47": "RPI_PICO",
+  "48": "HELTEC_WIRELESS_TRACKER",
+  "49": "HELTEC_WIRELESS_PAPER",
+  "50": "T_DECK",
+  "51": "T_WATCH_S3",
+  "52": "PICOMPUTER_S3",
+  "53": "HELTEC_HT62",
+  "54": "EBYTE_ESP32_S3",
+  "55": "ESP32_S3_PICO",
+  "56": "CHATTER_2",
+  "57": "HELTEC_WIRELESS_PAPER_V1_0",
+  "58": "HELTEC_WIRELESS_TRACKER_V1_0",
+  "59": "UNPHONE",
+  "60": "TD_LORAC",
+  "61": "CDEBYTE_EORA_S3",
+  "62": "TWC_MESH_V4",
+  "63": "NRF52_PROMICRO_DIY",
+  "64": "RADIOMASTER_900_BANDIT_NANO",
+  "65": "HELTEC_CAPSULE_SENSOR_V3",
+  "66": "HELTEC_VISION_MASTER_T190",
+  "67": "HELTEC_VISION_MASTER_E213",
+  "68": "HELTEC_VISION_MASTER_E290",
+  "69": "HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T114",
+  "70": "SENSECAP_INDICATOR",
+  "71": "TRACKER_T1000_E",
+  "72": "RAK3172",
+  "73": "WIO_E5",
+  "74": "RADIOMASTER_900_BANDIT",
+  "75": "ME25LS01_4Y10TD",
+  "76": "RP2040_FEATHER_RFM95",
+  "77": "M5STACK_COREBASIC",
+  "78": "M5STACK_CORE2",
+  "79": "RPI_PICO2",
+  "80": "M5STACK_CORES3",
+  "81": "SEEED_XIAO_S3",
+  "82": "MS24SF1",
+  "83": "TLORA_C6",
+  "84": "WISMESH_TAP",
+  "85": "ROUTASTIC",
+  "86": "MESH_TAB",
+  "87": "MESHLINK",
+  "88": "XIAO_NRF52_KIT",
+  "89": "THINKNODE_M1",
+  "90": "THINKNODE_M2",
+  "91": "T_ETH_ELITE",
+  "92": "HELTEC_SENSOR_HUB",
+  "93": "RESERVED_FRIED_CHICKEN",
+  "94": "HELTEC_MESH_POCKET",
+  "95": "SEEED_SOLAR_NODE",
+  "96": "NOMADSTAR_METEOR_PRO",
+  "97": "CROWPANEL",
+  "98": "LINK_32",
+  "99": "SEEED_WIO_TRACKER_L1",
+  "100": "SEEED_WIO_TRACKER_L1_EINK",
+  "101": "QWANTZ_TINY_ARMS",
+  "102": "T_DECK_PRO",
+  "103": "T_LORA_PAGER",
+  "104": "GAT562_MESH_TRIAL_TRACKER",
+  "255": "PRIVATE_HW"
+}
diff --git a/src/json/modem_presets.json b/src/json/modem_presets.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75c1ba4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/json/modem_presets.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "0": "LONG_FAST",
+  "1": "LONG_SLOW",
+  "2": "VERY_LONG_SLOW",
+  "3": "MEDIUM_SLOW",
+  "4": "MEDIUM_FAST",
+  "5": "SHORT_SLOW",
+  "6": "SHORT_FAST",
+  "7": "LONG_MODERATE",
+  "8": "SHORT_TURBO"
+}
diff --git a/src/json/region_codes.json b/src/json/region_codes.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d63c276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/json/region_codes.json
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  "0": "UNSET",
+  "1": "US",
+  "2": "EU_433",
+  "3": "EU_868",
+  "4": "CN",
+  "5": "JP",
+  "6": "ANZ",
+  "7": "KR",
+  "8": "TW",
+  "9": "RU",
+  "10": "IN",
+  "11": "NZ_865",
+  "12": "TH",
+  "13": "LORA_24",
+  "14": "UA_433",
+  "15": "UA_868",
+  "16": "MY_433",
+  "17": "MY_919",
+  "18": "SG_923",
+  "19": "PH_433",
+  "20": "PH_868",
+  "21": "PH_915"
+}
diff --git a/src/json/roles.json b/src/json/roles.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fe96fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/json/roles.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "0": "CLIENT",
+  "1": "CLIENT_MUTE",
+  "2": "ROUTER",
+  "3": "ROUTER_CLIENT",
+  "4": "REPEATER",
+  "5": "TRACKER",
+  "6": "SENSOR",
+  "7": "TAK",
+  "8": "CLIENT_HIDDEN",
+  "9": "LOST_AND_FOUND",
+  "10": "TAK_TRACKER",
+  "11": "ROUTER_LATE"
+}