Eclipse [hawkBit](http://www.eclipse.org/hawkbit/index.html) 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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Next to the hawkBit core hosted here the project maintains as well [examples](https://github.com/eclipse/hawkbit-examples) and [extension](https://github.com/eclipse/hawkbit-extensions) repositories.
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. Keep in mind as well that you are not permitted to store any kind of personal data in the sandbox.
hawkBit does not provide off the shelf clients for devices as part of the project. The long term goal is to provide an [Eclipse hono](https://github.com/eclipse/hono) integration which will provide connectivity through various IoT protocols and as a result allows a wide range of clients to connect to hawkBit. However, the hawkBit [Direct Device Integration (API) API](https://www.eclipse.org/hawkbit/apis/ddi_api/) is HTTP/JSon based which should allow any update client to integrate quite easily.
* [rauc-hawkbit](https://github.com/rauc/rauc-hawkbit) which is a python-based hawkBit client application and library for the [RAUC](https://github.com/rauc/rauc) update framework.
We are providing a [Spring Boot](https://projects.spring.io/spring-boot/) based reference [Update Server](hawkbit-runtime/hawkbit-update-server) including embedded H2 DB for test and evaluation purposes.
See below for how to build and run the update server on your own. In addition we have a [guide](https://www.eclipse.org/hawkbit/guides/runhawkbit/) for setting up a complete landscape.
Next to the [Update Server](hawkbit-runtime/hawkbit-update-server) we are also providing a set of [Spring Boot Starters](hawkbit-starters) to quick start your own [Spring Boot](https://projects.spring.io/spring-boot/) based application.
## Generate getting started data with the [Management API example](https://github.com/eclipse/hawkbit-examples/tree/master/hawkbit-example-mgmt-simulator) (optional)
hawkBit is currently in '0.X' semantic version. That is due to the need that there is still content in hawkBit that is in need for refactoring. That includes the maven module structure, Spring Boot Properties, Spring Boot auto configuration as well as internal Java APIs (e.g. the [repository API](https://github.com/eclipse/hawkbit/issues/197) ).
However, the device facing [DDI API](https://github.com/eclipse/hawkbit/tree/master/hawkbit-rest/hawkbit-ddi-api) is on major version 'v1' and will be kept stable.
Server facing and [DMF API](https://github.com/eclipse/hawkbit/tree/master/hawkbit-dmf/hawkbit-dmf-api) are [Management API](https://github.com/eclipse/hawkbit/tree/master/hawkbit-rest/hawkbit-mgmt-api) are on v1 as well. However, we cannot fully guarantee the same stability during hawkBit's 0.X development but we will try as best we can.
