[hawkBit](https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/iot.hawkbit) is an domain independent back end solution for rolling out software updates to constrained edge devices as well as more powerful controllers and gateways connected to IP based networking infrastructure.
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We offer a sandbox installation that is free for everyone to try out hawkBit. However, keep in mind that the sandbox database will be reset from time to time. It is also not possible to upload any artifacts into the sandbox. But you can use it to try out the Management UI, Management API and DDI API.
We are not providing an off the shelf installation ready hawkBit update server. However, we recommend to check out the [Example Application](examples/hawkbit-example-app) for a runtime ready Spring Boot based update server that is empowered by hawkBit. In addition we have [guide](https://github.com/eclipse/hawkbit/wiki/Run-hawkBit) for setting up a complete landscape.
* We are currently working on the first formal release under the Eclipse banner: 0.1 (see [Release 0.1 branch](https://github.com/eclipse/hawkbit/tree/release-train-0.1)).
* The master branch contains future development towards 0.2. We are currently focusing on: