# Mender client local update

**URL:** <https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-local-update/6686>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Tags:** standalone, mender-client\
**Created:** [March 22, 2024, 12:59pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-local-update/6686 "2024-03-22T12:59:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![intern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f04885/32.png) [@intern](https://hub.mender.io/u/intern)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 12:59pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-local-update/6686/1 "2024-03-22T12:59:14Z")

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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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**Author:** ![TheYoctoJester](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/theyoctojester/32/1444_2.png) [@TheYoctoJester](https://hub.mender.io/u/TheYoctoJester)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-local-update/6686/2 "2024-03-22T15:03:59Z")

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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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**Author:** ![intern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f04885/32.png) [@intern](https://hub.mender.io/u/intern)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-local-update/6686/3 "2024-03-22T15:26:12Z")

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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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**Author:** ![TheYoctoJester](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/theyoctojester/32/1444_2.png) [@TheYoctoJester](https://hub.mender.io/u/TheYoctoJester)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-local-update/6686/4 "2024-03-22T19:55:29Z")

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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](https://docs.mender.io/artifact-creation/standalone-deployment)

If you’re actually looking for a full custom server solution, then the API you need to implement is described at [Mender API docs](https://docs.mender.io/api/) 🙂

Greets,  
Josef

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**Author:** ![intern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f04885/32.png) [@intern](https://hub.mender.io/u/intern)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 8:09pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-local-update/6686/5 "2024-03-22T20:09:45Z")

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Thank you Josef!

I appreciate quick and informative response.