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MichaIng / DietPi

DietPi

Lightweight justice for your single-board computer!

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DietPi released a new version v10.7

DietPi is a lightweight Debian based Linux distribution for SBCs and server systems, with the option to install desktop environments, too. It ships as minimal image but allows to install complete and ready-to-use software stacks with a set of console based shell dialogs and scripts. The source code is hosted on GitHub: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi The main website can be found at: https://dietpi.com/ Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DietPi The project released the version DietPi v10.7 on September 12th, 2026. The highlights of this version are: LubanCat 4: New image ARMv8 Virtual Machines: Images for testing generated Containers with network: Added support for virtual network, providing images with network stack and SSH server pre-installed Homebox: New software package, self-hosted home inventory and organisation system Scr
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ypted: High performance video integration and automation platform dietpi-network: New tool, allows to configure multiple Ethernet(-like) and WiFi interfaces Allwinner SBCs: USB DVB device drivers re-added to the kernel packages dietpi-banner: Fail2Ban status now also counts bans for whole subnets dietpi-timesync: /boot/dietpi/func/run_ntpd renamed to dietpi-timesync Chromium: Some flags removed from our config /etc/chromium.d/dietpi Fixes for Raspberry Pi, Orange Pi 5/5B/3 LTS, Radxa ROCK 3A, dietpi-banner, Ampache, WiringPi, Roon Bridge, Immich The full release notes can be found at: https://dietpi.com/docs/releases/v10_7/
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DietPi released a new version v10.3

DietPi is a lightweight Debian based Linux distribution for SBCs and server systems, with the option to install desktop environments, too. It ships as minimal image but allows to install complete and ready-to-use software stacks with a set of console based shell dialogs and scripts. The source code is hosted on GitHub: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi The main website can be found at: https://dietpi.com/ Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DietPi The project released the version DietPi v10.3 on April 18th, 2026. The highlights of this version are: Orange Pi 4 LTS: New image Prometheus server: New software package QuiteRSS: Removed software package (QuiteRSS has no Trixie support any more) DietPi-Drive_Manager: Option for USB disk auto-mount added DietPi-AutoStart: Added option for auto-starting Amiberry-Lite Home Assistant: Migrate
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d from pyenv to uv (installing and managing HA environment) Fixes for Allwinner H5/H6, Rockchip RK356x, Orange Pi Zero 2W, DietPi-AutoStart, DietPi-Config, DietPi-Software, DietPi-Dashboard, Home Assistant The full release notes can be found at: https://dietpi.com/docs/releases/v10_3/
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DietPi released a new version v10.2

DietPi is a lightweight Debian based Linux distribution for SBCs and server systems, with the option to install desktop environments, too. It ships as minimal image but allows to install complete and ready-to-use software stacks with a set of console based shell dialogs and scripts. The source code is hosted on GitHub: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi The main website can be found at: https://dietpi.com/ Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DietPi The project released the version DietPi v10.2 on March 22nd, 2026. The highlights of this version are: Immich with Immich Machine Learning: New software package RustDesk Client: New software package uv: New software package DietPi-Software: Added option to easily install a graphical desktop DietPi-Config: Added option to select temperature sensor myMPD and UrBackup: Support for ARMv6 from
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Debian Trixie on Amiberry: New Amiberry v8.0.0 with embedded SDL3 v3.4.2 are available Fixes for phpBB, K3s, MPD, LXQt, PaperMC, Node-RED, Moonlight (GUI) and Home Assistant The full release notes can be found at: https://dietpi.com/docs/releases/v10_2/
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DietPi released a new version v10.1

DietPi is a lightweight Debian based Linux distribution for SBCs and server systems, with the option to install desktop environments, too. It ships as minimal image but allows to install complete and ready-to-use software stacks with a set of console based shell dialogs and scripts. The source code is hosted on GitHub: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi The main website can be found at: https://dietpi.com/ Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DietPi The project released the version DietPi v10.1 on February 21th, 2026. The highlights of this version are: NanoPi Zero2: New hardware support WhoDB: New software package DietPi-Banner: Added option to output kernel version Python3: All Python software options make now use of venvs Navidrome: Support for RISC-V MinIO: Console client mc added due to removed WebUI admin features TigerVNC/RealV
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NC/XRDP: Lighter setups in case of no desktop needed Fixes for NanoPi R5C, ZeroPi, Pi-hole, BirdNET-Go, Chromium, ADS-B feeder, Gogs, Plex media server, microblog.pub The full release notes can be found at: https://dietpi.com/docs/releases/v10_1/
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DietPi released a new version v10.0

DietPi released a new version v10.0 DietPi is a lightweight Debian based Linux distribution for SBCs and server systems, with the option to install desktop environments, too. It ships as minimal image but allows to install complete and ready-to-use software stacks with a set of console based shell dialogs and scripts. The source code is hosted on GitHub: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi The main website can be found at: https://dietpi.com/ Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DietPi The project released the version DietPi v10.0 on January 25th, 2026. The highlights of this version are: Minimum supported Debian version: Raised from Bullseye (Debian 11) to Bookworm (Debian 12) ownCloud Infinite Scale: New software package, replaces ownCloud Uptime-Kuma: New software package, a monitoring tool for your system Sparky SBC, NanoPi M2/T2/F
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ire2, and NanoPi M3/T3/Fire3 families: Removed support due to very old vendor images RPi Cam Web Interface, Pydio: Removed. They do not support Bookworm and higher Quartz64: Support of the new NPU driver Fixes for Radxa ZERO 3, Orange Pi 3/3 LTS/3B, NanoPi R2S, NanoPi NEO3, ROCK64 Fixes for Home Assistant, BirdNET-Go, Mopidy Raspberry Pi Imager: Support of DietPi as a selectable “Other general-purpose OS” The full release notes can be found at: https://dietpi.com/docs/releases/v10_0/
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DietPi released a new version v9.20

DietPi is a lightweight Debian based Linux distribution for SBCs and server systems, with the option to install desktop environments, too. It ships as minimal image but allows to install complete and ready-to-use software stacks with a set of console based shell dialogs and scripts. The source code is hosted on GitHub: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi The main website can be found at: https://dietpi.com/ Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DietPi The project released the version DietPi v9.20 on December 14th, 2025. The highlights of this version are: Orange Pi 5/Max/Ultra, Radxa ZERO 3: Fixes for these SBCs RustDesk Server: New software title (selfhosted remote access server) DietPi-Backup: Improvements for NFSv4 mounts Allo GUI: New major version is used for installation Fixes for Portainer, DietPi-Drive_Manager, BirdNET-Go, ProFT
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PD, LazyLibrarian, Fail2Ban, Radarr The full release notes can be found at: https://dietpi.com/docs/releases/v9_20/
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DietPi released a new version v9.19

DietPi is a lightweight Debian based Linux distribution for SBCs and server systems, with the option to install desktop environments, too. It ships as minimal image but allows to install complete and ready-to-use software stacks with a set of console based shell dialogs and scripts. The source code is hosted on GitHub: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi The main website can be found at: https://dietpi.com/ Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DietPi The project released the version DietPi v9.19 on November 15th, 2025. The highlights of this version are: Raspberry Pi, Allwinner H3/H5: Fixes for these SBCs BirdNET-Go: New software title (avian monitoring and identification) NAA Daemon, Moonlight (GUI), UrBackup, Medusa, Mosquitto: (Improved) support for Debian Trixie Fixes for DietPi-Update, Jellyfin, Node.js, Lidarr, Prowlarr, Bazarr,
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SABnzbd, Medusa The full release notes can be found at: https://dietpi.com/docs/releases/v9_19/
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DietPi released a new version v9.18

DietPi is a lightweight Debian based Linux distribution for SBCs and server systems, with the option to install desktop environments, too. It ships as minimal image but allows to install complete and ready-to-use software stacks with a set of console based shell dialogs and scripts. The source code is hosted on GitHub: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi The main website can be found at: https://dietpi.com/ Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DietPi The project released the version DietPi v9.18 on October 18th, 2025. The highlights of this version are: NanoPi R3S, R3S LTS, R76S, M5: New supported devices LazyLibrarian: New software title (ebook and audio book collection manager) DietPi-Dashboard: Reworked version with better security and more DietPi-Drive_Manager / DietPi-FS_partition_resize: Support for Xen virtual block devices SPI
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bootloader update: Improved option and method Fixes for DietPi-AutoStart, DietPi-LetsEncrypt, GMediaRender The full release notes can be found at: https://dietpi.com/docs/releases/v9_18/
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DietPi released a new version v9.17

DietPi is a lightweight Debian based Linux distribution for SBCs and server systems, with the option to install desktop environments, too. It ships as minimal image but allows to install complete and ready-to-use software stacks with a set of console based shell dialogs and scripts. The source code is hosted on GitHub: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi The main website can be found at: https://dietpi.com/ Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DietPi The project released the version DietPi v9.17 on September 20th, 2025. The highlights of this version are: Dietpi-Backup: Faster and less disk space consuming backups HifiBerry: Support of newer hardware variants Roon Server: Early access toggle config option via dietpi.txt Rockchip SoCs (e.g. Orange Pi 5): SPI storage flashing issues solved Fixes for Navidrome, NZBGet, DietPi-Config, Diet
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Pi-Software, Portainer, HomeAssistant, Icecast/DarkIce The full release notes can be found at: https://dietpi.com/docs/releases/v9_17/
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DietPi released a new version v9.15

DietPi is a lightweight Debian based Linux distribution for SBCs and server systems, with the option to install desktop environments, too. It ships as minimal image but allows to install complete and ready-to-use software stacks with a set of console based shell dialogs and scripts. The source code is hosted on GitHub: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi The main website can be found at: https://dietpi.com/ Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DietPi The project released the new version DietPi v9.15 on July 28th, 2025. The highlights of this version are: New images for Orange Pi 3 (non LTS version) New script converting Debian Bookworm to Trixie (Trixie scheduled on 2025-08-09) NanoPi R5C: MAC address is now static (also after rebooting) Moonlight (GUI): Unlocked for all ARM and RISC-V systems (excluding ARMv6 RPi) Unbound: Improvement
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s of installation and cron-job setting Fixes for Dietpi-Display, DietPi-Dashboard, microblog.pub, Ampache, File Browser, Octoprint The full release notes can be found at: https://dietpi.com/docs/releases/v9_15/
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DietPi released a new version v9.13

DietPi is a lightweight Debian based Linux distribution for SBCs and server systems, with the option to install desktop environments, too. It ships as minimal image but allows to install complete and ready-to-use software stacks with a set of console based shell dialogs and scripts. The source code is hosted on GitHub: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi The main website can be found at: https://dietpi.com/ Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DietPi The project released the new version DietPi v9.13 on May 25th, 2025. The highlights of this version are: DietPi default passwords: Default password 'dietpi' must not be used any more for security reasons and has to be changed Orange Pi 3B: Added support for the PWM fan Radxa ZERO 3: Upgrade to Linux 6.1 based vendor kernel Virtual Machines: Future VM images will use initramfs-tools instead
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of tiny-initramfs DietPi-Config: Simplified keyboard layout dialog Gitea: Now enabled also for RISC-V systems Google AIY, Mycroft AI: Removed deprecated software packages Fixes for ASUS Tinker Board 2, Orange Pi 3B v1.1, Orange Pi Zero 3/2W, DietPi-Imager, DietPi-Display, RPi.GPIO, fish, Home Assistant, Redis The full release notes can be found at: https://dietpi.com/docs/releases/v9_13/
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DietPi released a new version v9.12

DietPi is a lightweight Debian based Linux distribution for SBCs and server systems, with the option to install desktop environments, too. It ships as minimal image but allows to install complete and ready-to-use software stacks with a set of console based shell dialogs and scripts. The source code is hosted on GitHub: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi The main website can be found at: https://dietpi.com/ Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DietPi The project released the new version DietPi v9.12 on April 18th, 2025. The highlights of this version are: fish: New software package, an alternative shell DietPi-Backup: Support for SSHFS added Amiberry: Updated to Amiberry v7 WiringPi: Added support for Orange Pi boards Spotifyd: Added support for ARMv8 and x86_64 Bookworm/Trixie systems Pi-hole: Additionally listen on TCP port 8489 for
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HTTPS requests RPi.GPIO: Moved to the usage of python3-rpi-lgpio Fixes for O!MPD, FreshRSS, DietPi-Config The full release notes can be found at: https://dietpi.com/docs/releases/v9_12/
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DietPi released a new version v9.11 (Pi-Hole v6 support)

DietPi is a lightweight Debian based Linux distribution for SBCs and server systems, with the option to install desktop environments, too. It ships as minimal image but allows to install complete and ready-to-use software stacks with a set of console based shell dialogs and scripts. The source code is hosted on GitHub: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi The main website can be found at: https://dietpi.com/ Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DietPi The project released the new version DietPi v9.11 on February 23rd, 2025. The highlights of this version are: Pi-hole: Support for Pi-hole v6 added. This was the relevant change to issue the v9.11 release quick after the v9.10 Initial boot / Firstboot: Fixes for Quartz64/Star64/VisionFive 2 and WiFi connected hardware Fixes for Fail2Ban The full release notes can be found at: https://dietp
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i.com/docs/releases/v9_11/
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DietPi released a new version 9.10

DietPi is a lightweight Debian based Linux distribution for SBCs and server systems, with the option to install desktop environments, too. It ships as minimal image but allows to install complete and ready-to-use software stacks with a set of console based shell dialogs and scripts. The source code is hosted on GitHub: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi The main website can be found at: https://dietpi.com/ Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DietPi The project released the new version DietPi v9.10 on February 9th, 2025. The highlights of this version are: RISC-V (StarFive VisionFive 2, PINE64 Star64): Switch to Debian Trixie and support of Bazarr, Raspotify, NZBGet, MicroK8s and AdGuard Home Raspberry Pi, NanoPi M6: New tool DietPi-Display supports setting of console display modes/rotation Raspberry Pi: Migration to the new Raspberry
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Pi kernel/firmware stack is now possible via dietpi-config DietPi-Automation: New option in dietpi.txt for automated APT-based program installs myMPD: Available now also for ARMv6 Bookworm systems vaultwarden: Display of the package version within the web UI added Fixes for Sonarr, Fail2Ban, Raspotify, Navidrome, Home Assistant, Komga, PaperMC, Bazarr, Mono, Gogs, Domoticz and Baïkal The full release notes can be found at: https://dietpi.com/docs/releases/v9_10/
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DietPi released a new version 9.9

DietPi is a lightweight Debian based Linux distribution for SBCs and server systems, with the option to install desktop environments, too. It ships as minimal image but allows to install complete and ready-to-use software stacks with a set of console based shell dialogs and scripts. The source code is hosted on GitHub: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi The main website can be found at: https://dietpi.com/ Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DietPi The project released the new version DietPi v9.9 on December 23th, 2024. The highlights of this version are: Orange Pi 5 Pro, Orange Pi 5 Max, NanoPi M6: New devices (CPU: Octa-Core RK3588) NanoPi M1+, Virtual machines: Fixes for these boards/machines DietPi-DDNS: Several fixes and enhancements frp: Configuration options enhanced (ini file format, authentication token option) MineOS: Secur
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ity enhancements and some fixes YaCy, Sonarr: Installation upgrade to newest version Logitech Media Server: Renamed to Lyrion Music Server Fixes for InfluxDB, Node-RED, Chromium, DietPi-Drive_Manager The full release notes can be found at: https://dietpi.com/docs/releases/v9_9/
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