# openbmc/openbmc

OpenBMC Distribution

Repository: https://github.com/openbmc/openbmc
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/openbmc
Language: BitBake
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-26T22:00:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4005, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 460, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2541, forks 1170 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:59.383913+00:00)

## What it is
OpenBMC is an open-source Linux distribution for Baseboard Management Controllers (BMCs) used in servers, switches, and appliances. It is built with Yocto/OpenEmbedded and uses systemd and D-Bus to provide out-of-band server management with customizable platform support.

## Use cases
- build custom BMC firmware for a server platform
- implement out-of-band server management
- monitor and control server hardware remotely
- customize a management controller image for embedded hardware
- manage power, sensors, and fans on a server via Redfish/IPMI
- port a Linux-based management stack to a new ARM board

## When to choose
- you need an open-source, customizable BMC firmware stack for server or appliance hardware
- you want Yocto/OpenEmbedded-based builds with per-machine layer support
- you need Redfish/IPMI-based remote management with D-Bus services
- you are developing or porting management controller software for ARM-based BMCs

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose desktop or server Linux distribution
- you want a turnkey BMC solution without building firmware yourself
- your hardware is not among the supported OpenBMC machine targets
- you need a lightweight non-Linux embedded RTOS

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: active
- function: embedded, configuration-management, build-tool, deployment, monitoring
- domain: embedded-systems, operating-systems, hardware, self-hosted, infrastructure-as-code
- platform: embedded
- tags: bmc, baseboard-management-controller, firmware, yocto, openembedded, ipmi, redfish, server-management, out-of-band-management, dbus, systemd, bitbake, linux-distribution, linux, arm, docker

## Member repositories
- openbmc/openbmc (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:59.383913+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:25:08.217763+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/openbmc/openbmc (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:59.383913+00:00, sha f52775b88df7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.