luci/applications/luci-app-attendedsysupgrade

luci-app-attendedsysupgrade

luci-app-attendedsysupgrade is an app for the OpenWrt LuCI web interface that facilitates updates and upgrades for both firmware and software packages.

It appears at System → Attended Sysupgrade in the web interface where controls and configurations for when it should check for firmware upgrades and where it should send build requests are provided.

Build requests include information about the request system's CPU architecture/target and its currently installed packages. These are sent to an Attended SysUpgrade server (ASU) which, if available, will then respond with an install-ready custom firmware image that includes the latest requested firmware and package updates.

By default, this plugin only prompts to send a build request when firmware upgrades are detected and the user interactively selects to upgrade.

Customizable build requests are directly available via the Search for firmware upgrades button when Advanced Mode is active.

Following a successful build request, a prompt appears with information about the custom firmware image. The user may select to install either with or without the existing system configuration. There is also an option to download a separate copy of that custom image via the web browser. Selecting Install firmware image closes the prompt and the install proceeds with a system reboot.

ASU servers typically take between 30 seconds and 5 minutes to process each build request and prepare a custom image.

Note

Following the announcement of a major OpenWrt upgrade, availability of ASU servers may become limited for a few days as target builds are rolled out and servers contend with sharply increased demand.

Further reading

If you would like more information about the backend server (and how to host one yourself), please visit the ASU Server repository.

Support is available at the official LuCI Attended Sysupgrade support thread.

_{luci-app-attendedsysupgrade is proudly installed in OpenWrt by default since the release of OpenWrt 25.12.0.}