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Eclipse hawkBit 0.2.0 - First Release

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hawkBit is a domain-independent back-end framework for rolling out software updates to constrained edge devices as well +as more powerful controllers and gateways connected to IP based networking infrastructure. It is part of the Eclipse IoT +since 2015 and with version 0.2.0 a first release is available.

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In this article, we want to give an overview of the latest highlights of hawkBit and let you know how you can get +started in seconds.

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Finally, it is here!

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After being around in the Eclipse IoT realm for quite some time now, we are more than happy to announce our first release: +Eclipse hawkBit 0.2.0. The release can be found on Maven Central +and Docker Hub. It includes the following core features:

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  • Device and Software Repository
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  • Update Management
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  • Rollout Management
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  • Management API
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hawkBit Overview

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What’s new?

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Whenever there is a new release, the first question that comes to mind is: What’s new? Since this is our first release, +one could argue that everything is new. However, most of the features are already well-established. This holds true, for +example, for our APIs or the Rollout Management. Nevertheless, there have been some recent updates to hawkBit, which we +do not want to leave unmentioned:

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Streamlined UI

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The probably most noticeable change has been the removal of the two buttons (Drop here to delete and Actions) at the +bottom of the Deployment, Distributions, and Upload view. This is a major usability improvement! For example, +deleting an item required (1) dragging an item onto the delete button, (2) opening the delete pop-up, and (3) confirming +the deletion. Now, an item can be easily removed by clicking on its remove icon and confirming the action. Moreover, +multiple (or all CTRL + A) items can be selected and removed at once using the same mechanism. This is not only +faster and more intuitive, it also saves a lot of display real estate which can now be used to focus on what is important. +We hope you like this change as much as we do! (Requires: hawkBit > 0.2.2)

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Screenshot of improved UI

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MS SQL Server

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Eclipse hawkBit supports a range of different SQL databases. Up to now, these have been the internal H2 database (which can be +used for testing, development, or trial) and MySQL/MariaDB for production-grade usage. This list is now extended by +Microsoft’s SQL Server which is also available in production grade, as well as, IBM’s DB2 for testing and development.

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Open Sourced REST docs

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A huge benefit for the community is the recently open sourced REST docs of hawkBit. This has been an open request +for some time, which we were happy to meet. The documentation is generated using Spring REST docs, based on unit-tests. These tests, with the respective documentation, are now available in the code base. + Furthermore, the API documentation will be hosted on our new website (coming soon).

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Docker Images

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In order to enable interested parties to get started with hawkBit conveniently, we decided to provide the +Update Server as a Docker image on Docker Hub. The image comes +in two flavors: The default image uses the internal H2 database, while the images with a -mysql suffix contain the MySQL +driver to allow connecting a MySQL database. In addition to the Docker image, the hawkBit repository contains a +docker-compose.yml +that not only starts the Update Server, but further includes a MySQL database and a RabbitMQ message broker so you’re +able to use Device Management Federation (DMF) as well.

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To start the hawkBit Update Server image, open a terminal and run:

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$ docker run -d -p 8080:8080 hawkbit/hawkbit-update-server
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Note: This requires a running Docker deamon on your system.

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Now, browse to http://localhost:8080 and log-in with admin:admin. There you go!

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Community Updates

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Although features and functionality play a major role in the hawkBit project, there is also some interesting news from +the community. As of July 2018, there have been:

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  • Pull Requests: 587
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  • Forks: 54
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  • Stars: 137
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  • Contributors: 25
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  • Gitter Chat members: 119
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New Project Lead and Committers

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We are happy to announce that the hawkBit project got a new project lead. In addition to +Kai Zimmermann, project lead from the first hour, +Jeroen Laverman joined the lead to support him in this responsibility. +Moreover, with Stefan Behl and Jeroen Laverman, two new committers are aboard.

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What’s next?

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Looking ahead, there are two major topics that we want to tackle next: First, there is the migration of our UI from Vaadin +7 to Vaadin 8, since Vaadin announced the end-of-life for our current version. Another big topic will be the update +to Spring Boot 2. On the community side, we are in the final stage of updating our website +with a new design, so make sure you stop by in a couple of days to check it out. Finally, the hawkBit team will be +present at EclipseCon Europe 2018, so if you are interested in meeting us, that is the place to be.

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