sbabic/swupdate
Software Update for Embedded Systems observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
87/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 65
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 103
- age_days: 4672
- days_rel: 72
- days_push: 14
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
1860 stars · 462 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
SWUpdate is a Linux update agent for safely updating embedded Linux devices in the field, supporting local and OTA updates with multiple strategies. It handles updating rootfs, kernel, bootloader, and firmware across various flash types, with cryptographic signing, delta updates, and hawkBit fleet management integration.
Use cases
- update firmware on embedded linux devices over the air
- deploy OTA updates to a fleet of IoT devices
- perform atomic fail-safe rootfs updates on eMMC
- integrate device updates with Eclipse hawkBit
- sign and verify firmware update images
- run delta updates to reduce bandwidth on constrained devices
- build a rescue system to restore bricked devices
When to choose
- you maintain embedded Linux devices that need secure field updates
- you need atomic, fail-safe updates across rootfs, kernel, and bootloader
- you want hawkBit integration for fleet-wide OTA updates
- you need signed/encrypted update artifacts and delta updates
- you target multiple flash types like NAND, UBIFS, SPI-NOR, or eMMC
When to avoid
- you need OTA updates for Android or non-Linux embedded OSes
- you only update desktop or server Linux systems
- you want a managed cloud update service without self-hosting components
- your devices are not running Linux
Facets
application · maturity stable
deployment security configuration-management webhook cli embedded-systems iot security self-hosted embedded iot c lua ota-updates firmware-update delta-updates hawkbit atomic-update embedded-linux fota rescue-system devops linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/sbabic/swupdate · fetched 2026-08-28 · 64d687fb9a65
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| sbabic/swupdate | main | 87 |
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