Mender client local update

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Thank you Josef for valuable information!

Does Mender support a GUI frontend for the local FW update?

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Hi @intern,

Support? Yes.
Provide? No.

Means, that if you need a local GUI, you need to construct something yourself and then invoke the Mender Client in standalone mode.

Greets,
Josef

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Thank you Josef,
Where may I find the communication protocol to create my own server to control the client locally?

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Hi @intern,

Standalone mode is exactly what the name suggests: you run the mender respectively mender-update binary with the install argument. No server whatsoever is needed. Find more on this in the documentation: Standalone deployment | Mender documentation

If you’re actually looking for a full custom server solution, then the API you need to implement is described at Mender API docs :slight_smile:

Greets,
Josef

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Thank you Josef!

I appreciate quick and informative response.