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1 | 1 | # luci-app-attendedsysupgrade |
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3 | | -This app adds OpenWrt firmware upgrade and update as well as package update |
4 | | -functionality via its web interface. |
| 3 | +`luci-app-attendedsysupgrade` is a plugin for the OpenWrt LuCI web interface |
| 4 | +that facilitates updates and upgrades for both firmware and software packages. |
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6 | | -When activated, this app sends a build request that includes system CPU |
7 | | -architecture/target and currently installed packages to an |
8 | | -*Attended SysUpgrade server* (ASU) which, if available, will then respond |
9 | | -with an install-ready custom image that includes firmware and package updates. |
| 6 | +Upon installation, it adds a web page to the OpenWrt LuCI web interface |
| 7 | +available at `System > Attended Sysupgrade` which provides controls |
| 8 | +and configurations for when and where to send build requests. |
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| 10 | +Build requests include information about the request system's |
| 11 | +CPU architecture/target and its currently installed packages. These are sent |
| 12 | +to an _**A**ttended **S**ys**U**pgrade_ server (ASU) which, |
| 13 | +if available, will then respond with an install-ready custom firmware image that |
| 14 | +includes the latest requested firmware and package updates. |
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| 16 | +_An option in the configuration page called "Advanced Mode" activates a prompt |
| 17 | +to customize what to include upon a manually-activated build request._ |
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| 19 | +Following a successful build request, the user is prompted with a link to |
| 20 | +download a copy of the custom firmware image to their computer and the option to |
| 21 | +immediately install the custom firmware image either with or without keeping |
| 22 | +currently set system configurations. |
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11 | 24 | The process per image takes between 30 seconds and 5 minutes, and may be down |
12 | | -for a few days during the build rollouts and peak use following major upgrades. |
| 25 | +for a few days during the build rollouts and peak usage that follows major |
| 26 | +OpenWrt upgrades. |
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14 | 28 | More information on the backend server and how to host one are available on the |
15 | 29 | projects page: https://github.com/openwrt/asu |
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