Over-the-air software updates for connected Linux devices

Mender is an end-to-end open source update manager for IoT

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Avoid reinventing a costly updater - Mender securely and reliably deploys updates to connected devices over any TCP/IP network

Full image updates

Image-based updates using a dual A/B rootfs partition layout with rollback support

Management server

Manage and see reports of your deployments and devices using the UI or REST APIs

Open source

Apache License 2.0, end-to-end from server to client

Yocto Project integration

Easily integrate Mender into your devices using the meta-mender layer

makes it even easier to update your devices over-the-air

With our update management Software as a Service, you can deploy updates to your devices without having to worry about running your own server.

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Testimonials

Atomic updates with built-in rollback is a key requirement. We need to make sure our devices continue to work with automated rollback if the update didn't take for any reason. Mender provided that crucial capability.

Joel Hermanns, CIO of gridX

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Why choose Mender?

Better than homegrown

Focus on your core development rather than building your own costly updater or cobbling together an assortment of tools. Focus on your product. Leave OTA updates to us.

User friendly

Mender comes with extensive documentation, an intuitive UI, and a test environment where you can deploy your first update within 1 hour.

High quality

Mender has more than 70% test coverage and a growing open source community that is continuously testing, reviewing and improving the product.

https://codecov.io/gh/mendersoftware/

Avoid bricked devices

Automated rollback support so your devices will always come back online, even in cases of power loss or data corruption while the update is being deployed.

Security

Built from the ground up with security in mind, Mender enforces secure HTTPS connections and has zero open ports on the embedded device.

No vendor lock-in

Mender is the only end-to-end OTA tool with both the server and client open source (Apache 2.0), giving you flexibility and freedom.

Full product features

Support & services

Need help getting started?

We offer support and services to get you up and running with automated OTA updates quickly. Find out more about board integration, software support and professional services.

If you are new to the Yocto Project, we can also help new users of Yocto and Mender in as little as two weeks.

Integrate OTA updates with any Linux-based OS or custom board

from $8,000* one time fee.

*billed by the hour, total hours are dependent on board details. Contact us for an estimate for your board.

Two ways to get started with Mender today:

Hosted Mender

Hosted Mender is a secure Mender server we host for you, so you don't have to spend time maintaining security, certificates, uptime, upgrades and compatibility of the server.

Simply point your Mender clients to our server!

FREE for 1ST MONTH for up to $100 usage

Use our price calculator to estimate the monthly price for your device fleet

On-premise

Mender is open source and free to use - the repositories are available on Github for you to download.

You can set up Mender on-premise by following our Getting Started guide on our documentation pages.

FREE & OPEN SOURCE

Board integration, Software support and Professional services are available

Getting started guide

Developers

Board integrations on Mender Hub

Mender Hub is the community forum for board integrations. Get help porting Mender to your specific board, discuss with other community members, and contribute your own integrations!

https://hub.mender.io

Mender on Github

We encourage you to watch, fork or star the Mender repositories and to contribute code to the project.

https://github.com/mendersoftware

Report a bug

Report a bug and help us improve Mender!

Our public bug tracker is available at https://tracker.mender.io/projects/MEN

Developer Portal