From major kernel milestones to expanding our support for the latest ARM and RISC-V hardware, 2025 has been a year of growth and grit for Armbian. As we wrap up the final commits of the year, we’re looking back with gratitude at how far this project has come. The
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The ultimate travel router and secure hotspot Forget insecure hotel Wi-Fi. The NanoPi R76S, powered by the performance-optimized Armbian OS, is your ticket to a truly secure, high-speed mobile network. This pocket-sized device is built around the powerful Octa-core Rockchip RK3576 SoC and supports up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM,
We’ve added a powerful new Image Flashing Tool to Armbian! You can now browse, download, and flash Armbian images directly to your device’s internal storage or boot media - no external tools required. Everything happens seamlessly inside armbian-config, making installation and re-installation faster, safer, and easier than ever.
This week, we spotlight the latest progress surrounding the Armbian 25.11 release. Development continues at a steady pace, with new board enablement work, kernel refinements, and package updates rolling in from contributors across the community. From single-board computers powering homelabs to lightweight systems deployed at the edge, Armbian 25.
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Thanks to our amazing community and partners, this release brings mainline U-Boot support to more boards, adds dozens of new devices, and introduces powerful build framework improvements.
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Armbian 25.11 code freeze begins November 20th. Maintainers should test boards, resolve critical issues, and join the coordination meeting on November 8th.