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Umbrel

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Personal server operating system for self-hosting applications

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umbrelOS 2.1 beta edits Office files in Files and adds Android and Windows apps.

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◆Current state
umbrelOS 2.0 went final on September 22 with Photos, iPhone and Mac apps, Machines, multiple users, an MCP server and FailSafe RAID, and 2.0.1 patched a kernel network CVE on November 1. Three days later the 2.1 Beta 1 opened the next line: a Files viewer that opens and edits PDFs, Word, PowerPoint and Excel files, Umbrel apps for Android and Windows, and bridged networking, USB devices and a shared clipboard for Machines. umbrelOS now also fits phones and tablets.
◆Where it's heading
Each release moves Umbrel further from a box that runs self-hosted apps toward a personal cloud that replaces everyday services: photo backup, file access from every desktop OS, document editing, and virtual machines that behave like real computers on the home network. The companion apps now cover iPhone, Mac, Android and Windows.
◆Prediction
The 2.1 line will likely take one or two more betas before a stable release, following the 2.0 pattern of two betas then a final. Raspberry Pi devices still lack a patched kernel for the 2.0.1 CVE, so a follow-up fix for them is also likely.

◆Recent moves

  1. 1d ago

    umbrelOS 2.1 Beta 1

    The first 2.1 beta extends the 2.0 personal-cloud push on three fronts: document editing inside Files, Android and Windows apps that match the iPhone and Mac ones, and Machines that join the home network and see USB devices. It broadens the 2.0 surface rather than changing direction.

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  2. 4d ago

    2.0.1 patches a kernel network CVE, with a block on Raspberry Pi

    The first patch after 2.0 is a security update, with different fixes by hardware: a new kernel on x86 and a network block on Raspberry Pi until a fixed kernel exists. It also hardens the updater and HEIC decoding.

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  3. 1mo ago

    umbrelOS 2.0 goes final with Photos, Machines and an MCP server

    The stable release of the line Beta 1 opened, combining Photos, companion apps, Machines, accounts, MCP and RAID. This is where the home-server repositioning reaches ordinary users rather than beta enrollees.

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  4. 1mo ago

    Beta 2: agents can drive Machines, search is redesigned

    Agents gain screen, keyboard and mouse access to Machines, which joins the two biggest ideas in the 2.0 line. Search and Photos speed were the other visible work before final.

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  5. 2mo ago

    umbrelOS 2.0 Beta 1

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    umbrelOS 2.0 Beta 1 ships a fundamentally expanded product: Machines for running full desktop OSes in the browser, iOS and Mac companion apps, multi-user accounts, a built-in MCP server that lets AI agents operate the device, RAID/FailSafe storage, and GPU passthrough. The beta confirms 2.0 is a category shift from app-hosting platform to personal home server OS.

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  6. 3mo ago

    umbrelOS 1.7.4

    1.7.4 fixes a Tor connectivity failure for remote access and Tor-based apps. Maintenance patch for the 1.7.x LTS line; no new features.

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