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 # hawkbit-update-server
 
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 [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.