Over-the-air software updates for embedded Linux devices
Mender is an open source tool for updating your embedded devices safely and reliably
Avoid recalls and patch security vulnerabilities for embedded Linux IoT devices
Full image updates
Image-based updates using a dual A/B rootfs partition layout with rollback support
Management server
Manage and see reports of deployments with the intuitive 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
Introducing Mender 1.1
Features
- Signing and verification of image artifacts for authenticity
- Device decomissioning
- Yocto Project version 2.3 (pyro) support in meta-mender
- Rootfs rollback support
- Secure TLS communication between client/server
Easy-to-use interface
- Device status at a glance
- Group your devices for controlled rollout management
- Create deployments and roll out updates over-the-air to your devices
- See the progress in the dashboard and view reports when complete
Watch our 3 minute video demonstration of the Mender user interface
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
Why Mender?
Ease of use
Better than homegrown
Mender removes the vast effort of building and maintaining a homegrown solution 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.
Reliability
High quality
Mender has more than 70% test coverage and a growing open source community that is continuously testing, reviewing and improving the product.
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
Open source
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.
No rip-and-replace
There is no full-platform, OS or toolchain rip and replace - integrate Mender into your existing development workflow.
Support & services
The Mender management server and client is fully open source and free to use.
If your devices have strict uptime requirements, or if fast problem-resolution is a priority, Mender offers subscription support in order to help you quickly resolve any questions or issues that arise.
Mender also provides professional services to get you off the ground with automated OTA updates quickly.
Support starts at
$99*
per month for up to 100 devices
*per-device discounts available. Contact for a quote
Latest blog
19th Jun 2017
The officially supported hardware platform for the Mender OTA updater client is the Beaglebone. The recipes needed to support this platform are part of the standard meta-mender layer and testing...
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October 23rd to 25th 2017
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