# General Discussions

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## [Mender-cli fails to login on EU region](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-cli-fails-to-login-on-eu-region/6252)

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**Author:** [@BlueEcoLine](https://hub.mender.io/u/BlueEcoLine)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 9:43am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-cli-fails-to-login-on-eu-region/6252 "2024-05-15T09:43:36Z")

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Hi, an error prevents to connect to Hosted Mender in EU region through cli. When running mender-cli login --server https://eu.hosted.mender.io, after insering username (the email) and password, pops the following error…

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## [Device configuration and software update](https://hub.mender.io/t/device-configuration-and-software-update/6763)

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**Author:** [@csimon-be](https://hub.mender.io/u/csimon-be)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 7:02am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/device-configuration-and-software-update/6763 "2024-05-15T07:02:53Z")

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Hey everyone, I’ve been diving into software updates and device configuration in Mender UI and would love to learn about best practices. If I missed a related question someone else asked, I apologize—please point me in …

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## [Delete a file with Update Module](https://hub.mender.io/t/delete-a-file-with-update-module/6818)

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**Author:** [@jjsteele](https://hub.mender.io/u/jjsteele)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 7:25pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/delete-a-file-with-update-module/6818 "2024-05-13T19:25:07Z")

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What is the correct way to delete an unwanted file? John

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## [Hawkbit vs mender](https://hub.mender.io/t/hawkbit-vs-mender/6804)

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**Author:** [@sudheermygapula](https://hub.mender.io/u/sudheermygapula)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 9:41am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/hawkbit-vs-mender/6804 "2024-05-13T09:41:24Z")

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Hello Team , Could you please provde comparision to hawkbit , something similar to Comparison: Memfault OTA and hawkBit | Memfault Docs to have decission on adopting mender over hawkbit . Thanks , sudheer.

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## [Mender client running out of memory](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-running-out-of-memory/1715)

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**Author:** [@neil](https://hub.mender.io/u/neil)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 5:51am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-running-out-of-memory/1715 "2020-04-03T05:51:03Z")

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My updates are stalling on a handful Raspberry Pi 3b+ devices because mender is running out of memory. The system’s memory utilization normally hovers around 40%, but during the update, I see it spike to 100% and then th…

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## [Standalone Operation of mender-connect](https://hub.mender.io/t/standalone-operation-of-mender-connect/6815)

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**Author:** [@isaacnseals](https://hub.mender.io/u/isaacnseals)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/standalone-operation-of-mender-connect/6815 "2024-05-10T14:55:06Z")

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The documentation (and configuration) of mender-connect suggests that it can be used without the full mender-client and that it only requires mender-authd. Is this correct? mender-authd and mender-connect both seem to r…

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## [Issue with OTA upgrades using Mender 3.5 generated artifacts on devices with Mender 2.0.0](https://hub.mender.io/t/issue-with-ota-upgrades-using-mender-3-5-generated-artifacts-on-devices-with-mender-2-0-0/6813)

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**Author:** [@vk7887](https://hub.mender.io/u/vk7887)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 12:08pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/issue-with-ota-upgrades-using-mender-3-5-generated-artifacts-on-devices-with-mender-2-0-0/6813 "2024-05-10T12:08:34Z")

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I hope this message finds you well. We are currently facing an issue with OTA upgrades on devices in the field. Our devices are using Mender client version 2.0.0, and we have recently upgraded our Mender client to versi…

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## [Mender DFU stuck in installation state after 'btattach command'](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-dfu-stuck-in-installation-state-after-btattach-command/6801)

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**Author:** [@Utsav\_Shah](https://hub.mender.io/u/Utsav_Shah)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 9:45am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-dfu-stuck-in-installation-state-after-btattach-command/6801 "2024-05-10T09:45:40Z")

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I am using mender DFU function to update a firmware on a BLE controller board that is based of the Nordic nRF5340. I am successfully able to install the firmware on to the board using the mcumgr tool. Once the firmware …

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## [Create an update for a Docker Image](https://hub.mender.io/t/create-an-update-for-a-docker-image/4255)

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**Author:** [@NicoCaldo](https://hub.mender.io/u/NicoCaldo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 8:32am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/create-an-update-for-a-docker-image/4255 "2021-11-01T08:32:50Z")

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I have correctly followed this guide but, when it comes to generating a Mender Artifact it seems the image must be available on https://hub.docker.io What about if I create my own image with a Docker file i.e.: # synt…

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## [Understanding decommissioning vs dismissing old units](https://hub.mender.io/t/understanding-decommissioning-vs-dismissing-old-units/6796)

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**Author:** [@kevlan](https://hub.mender.io/u/kevlan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/understanding-decommissioning-vs-dismissing-old-units/6796 "2024-05-07T19:00:35Z")

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We have quite a few devices out in the field that are not checking in because either the user has not connected them to WiFi or the device is not being used. We would like to remove these from our device list so that the…

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## [Raspberry Pi, latest u-boot or Yocto LTS one?](https://hub.mender.io/t/raspberry-pi-latest-u-boot-or-yocto-lts-one/6793)

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**Author:** [@TheYoctoJester](https://hub.mender.io/u/TheYoctoJester)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 10:30am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/raspberry-pi-latest-u-boot-or-yocto-lts-one/6793 "2024-05-07T10:30:23Z")

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Hi all, We are currently moving meta-mender-raspberrypi out of meta-mender into meta-mender-community. This will decouple board integration maintenance and development from the core product, making it easier to move fas…

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## [Mongodb compatibility for the server version](https://hub.mender.io/t/mongodb-compatibility-for-the-server-version/6799)

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**Author:** [@jni](https://hub.mender.io/u/jni)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mongodb-compatibility-for-the-server-version/6799 "2024-05-07T01:04:52Z")

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Hi, I am running an old version of mender. image: ‘mendersoftware/deviceauth:2.0.0’ image: ‘mendersoftware/deployments:1.7.0’ the managed mongodb server upgraded from 4.4.29 to 5.0.26. But mender isnt compatible with…

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## [Force Mender to boot form the passive partition](https://hub.mender.io/t/force-mender-to-boot-form-the-passive-partition/6797)

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**Author:** [@zivkapl](https://hub.mender.io/u/zivkapl)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/force-mender-to-boot-form-the-passive-partition/6797 "2024-05-06T19:20:13Z")

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Hi all, Can I force the mender-client (maybe by setting some vars) to rollback to the passive partition? Ill use an example: Lets assume I have a device running my app and have mender roots module installed. One day,…

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## [Issue with Docker update module and AWS ECR credential helper](https://hub.mender.io/t/issue-with-docker-update-module-and-aws-ecr-credential-helper/3793)

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**Author:** [@agrue](https://hub.mender.io/u/agrue)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/issue-with-docker-update-module-and-aws-ecr-credential-helper/3793 "2024-05-06T17:14:54Z")

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Hello, I am trying to manage a docker image hosted on AWS Elastic Container Registry using the docker update module. AWS ECR uses AWS ECR Credential Helper to manage authentication. Everything works great until the Ar…

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## [Alternate Mender services in case of disaster](https://hub.mender.io/t/alternate-mender-services-in-case-of-disaster/6792)

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**Author:** [@Utsav\_Shah](https://hub.mender.io/u/Utsav_Shah)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 10:36am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/alternate-mender-services-in-case-of-disaster/6792 "2024-05-06T10:36:39Z")

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Hello community, there is one query I had for the use case of mender. The product in which we are integrating mender with is an on-field device and in case of disaster the device could physically get damaged. Another cas…

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## [Does Mender have the provision to roll back a system update](https://hub.mender.io/t/does-mender-have-the-provision-to-roll-back-a-system-update/6790)

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**Author:** [@dharshinigopi](https://hub.mender.io/u/dharshinigopi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 9:17am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/does-mender-have-the-provision-to-roll-back-a-system-update/6790 "2024-05-06T09:17:51Z")

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On a successful deployment or update of a OTA, If there are any functional bug and if I want to rollback the update to the previous version is it possible on the mender client. Can the rollback be done from the UI.

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## [Add Module for image in Mender-Convert](https://hub.mender.io/t/add-module-for-image-in-mender-convert/6788)

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**Author:** [@jjsteele](https://hub.mender.io/u/jjsteele)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 1:24pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/add-module-for-image-in-mender-convert/6788 "2024-05-05T13:24:09Z")

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I want to the add dir-overlay when creating an image, but I can’t find the correct way to do it. Can anyone help? John

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## [Query / Control Mender Client for Multiple Artifacts](https://hub.mender.io/t/query-control-mender-client-for-multiple-artifacts/6779)

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**Author:** [@bgillatt](https://hub.mender.io/u/bgillatt)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/query-control-mender-client-for-multiple-artifacts/6779 "2024-05-03T15:14:31Z")

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Hi Mender team, We have been using Mender for OS A/B updates for some time, which is working well for us. We would like to expand this in two ways: We would like to allow our users to see what updates are available an…

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## [No root device specified. Boot arguments must include a root= parameter](https://hub.mender.io/t/no-root-device-specified-boot-arguments-must-include-a-root-parameter/6778)

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**Author:** [@zivkapl](https://hub.mender.io/u/zivkapl)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 12:36pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/no-root-device-specified-boot-arguments-must-include-a-root-parameter/6778 "2024-04-30T12:36:06Z")

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Hi, I tried to do mender rootfs upgrade (from Ubuntu 18 to 22) and the VM was booted into the initramfs cli with the following error: No root device specified. Boot arguments must include a root= parameter Mender clie…

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## [Updating files on readonly root with update module?](https://hub.mender.io/t/updating-files-on-readonly-root-with-update-module/6753)

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**Author:** [@chriswiggins](https://hub.mender.io/u/chriswiggins)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 11:25pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/updating-files-on-readonly-root-with-update-module/6753 "2024-05-02T23:25:28Z")

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Hi, We are using Podman and Quadlet files to start containers with SystemD. Inside those quadlet files are the image tag that the container runs. We are also using a readonly root. What we’d like to be able to do is up…

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## [Is there a git hub repository for the mender-client that is put on the device](https://hub.mender.io/t/is-there-a-git-hub-repository-for-the-mender-client-that-is-put-on-the-device/6785)

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**Author:** [@dharshinigopi](https://hub.mender.io/u/dharshinigopi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 10:37am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/is-there-a-git-hub-repository-for-the-mender-client-that-is-put-on-the-device/6785 "2024-05-02T10:37:35Z")

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Is there a git hub repository for the mender-client that is put on the device

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## [Building OS on RAID1 with partitions on different disks](https://hub.mender.io/t/building-os-on-raid1-with-partitions-on-different-disks/6770)

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**Author:** [@misterzorgy2000](https://hub.mender.io/u/misterzorgy2000)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 10:36am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/building-os-on-raid1-with-partitions-on-different-disks/6770 "2024-05-02T10:36:31Z")

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Hello everyone! I have a need to install an OS on RAID1 and in this regard, I have a question whether there is any experience with installing an OS on RAID1 and whether it is possible? The current problem is that it is…

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## [Problems with Decommission device \[ UI / API \]](https://hub.mender.io/t/problems-with-decommission-device-ui-api/6773)

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**Author:** [@caleb](https://hub.mender.io/u/caleb)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/problems-with-decommission-device-ui-api/6773 "2024-04-30T22:22:21Z")

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Hello community, I encounter strange behavior when I try to decommission a device, create a pre-authorization of a device and interactions between them. I created a process where I make a call of the Mender API for a pr…

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## [Polling inventory impacts USB communication](https://hub.mender.io/t/polling-inventory-impacts-usb-communication/6776)

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**Author:** [@manuel\_vps](https://hub.mender.io/u/manuel_vps)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 9:00am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/polling-inventory-impacts-usb-communication/6776 "2024-04-30T09:00:06Z")

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Hi there, I’d like to tell you about some phenomenon we observed that could be of interest to you. Our product receives live video feeds via USB. We observe peaks in USB latency whenever mender sends the inventory. (We …

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## [Partition with custom mountpoint using MENDER\_EXTRA\_PARTS](https://hub.mender.io/t/partition-with-custom-mountpoint-using-mender-extra-parts/3697)

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**Author:** [@malveo](https://hub.mender.io/u/malveo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/partition-with-custom-mountpoint-using-mender-extra-parts/3697 "2024-04-29T14:15:13Z")

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Hello Folks - It is possible to leverage MENDER\_EXTRA\_PARTS and MENDER\_EXTRA\_PARTS\_FSTAB to customize the mount point for additional images, or MENDER\_EXTRA\_PARTS\_FSTAB is only for the “options” section of the fstab ent…

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## [Remote terminal not working - on-prem server](https://hub.mender.io/t/remote-terminal-not-working-on-prem-server/6758)

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**Author:** [@extm](https://hub.mender.io/u/extm)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2024, 12:22pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/remote-terminal-not-working-on-prem-server/6758 "2024-04-26T12:22:04Z")

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Hi, We have moved to our production on-prem server and now our remote terminal is not working. I have verified that mender-connect works by using mender-cli and following Remote Terminal | Mender documentation. When usi…

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## [Mender client rejects the server certificate of mTLS ambassador with Error: "certificate signed by unknown authority, openssl verify rc: 20"](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-rejects-the-server-certificate-of-mtls-ambassador-with-error-certificate-signed-by-unknown-authority-openssl-verify-rc-20/5420)

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**Author:** [@shaomai](https://hub.mender.io/u/shaomai)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2024, 12:50am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-rejects-the-server-certificate-of-mtls-ambassador-with-error-certificate-signed-by-unknown-authority-openssl-verify-rc-20/5420 "2024-04-26T00:50:44Z")

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Hello everyone, I am testing the mTLS feature with following use case: using https://hosted.mender.io as mender server hosting mTLS ambassador locally in virtual machine with ip address 192.168.3.30 and domain name my…

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## [Docker-compose installation problem - 'bad host' from web server](https://hub.mender.io/t/docker-compose-installation-problem-bad-host-from-web-server/6583)

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**Author:** [@Craig-Anderson-Ins](https://hub.mender.io/u/Craig-Anderson-Ins)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/docker-compose-installation-problem-bad-host-from-web-server/6583 "2024-04-25T16:04:28Z")

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I’m following the docker-compose installation. All of the docker containers are running, and I verified that the host name in the config files matches my hostname. When I connect to the web server, I get ‘Bad Host’. T…

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## [Debian bookworm repository?](https://hub.mender.io/t/debian-bookworm-repository/6524)

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**Author:** [@bssi](https://hub.mender.io/u/bssi)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2024, 10:12am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/debian-bookworm-repository/6524 "2024-04-23T10:12:07Z")

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Currently Debian Bullseye and Debian Buster repos are mentioned in the documentation regarding Mender client installation using the APT repository method. Are there plans to add a Debian Bookworm repo?

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## [Custom Mender client - signed download URL](https://hub.mender.io/t/custom-mender-client-signed-download-url/6750)

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**Author:** [@Jiwangreal](https://hub.mender.io/u/Jiwangreal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2024, 9:39am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/custom-mender-client-signed-download-url/6750 "2024-04-23T09:39:48Z")

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In Step 4 - Download deployment, how to download the mender artifact of an signed URL? Wtheher to add the above content considering sample usage integrality?

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