# Pantavisor Linux - Composable Embedded Firmware with Containers

Pantavisor Linux is a lightweight container framework for embedded systems that enables composable firmware.

## What is Pantavisor?

Pantavisor Linux is the easiest way to create composable embedded Linux firmware using containers. It treats every component — kernel, drivers, middleware, and applications — as independent, versioned containers that can be composed into a complete embedded system.

Key features:
- 1MB core with zero dependencies
- Works on any Linux architecture (ARM, ARM64, x86, MIPS, RISC-V)
- Atomic, transactional OTA updates with automatic rollback
- Compose firmware from reusable container building blocks
- LXC-based containers with bare-metal performance (zero virtualization overhead)

## Yocto Integration

Pantavisor provides meta-pantavisor, a Yocto layer that integrates Pantavisor into your existing Yocto workflow:
- Yocto builds the BSP, kernel, and base rootfs
- Pantavisor adds container orchestration, OTA updates, and fleet management on top
- No need to replace Yocto — Pantavisor empowers it
- Works with any standard Yocto MACHINE definition
- Repository: https://github.com/pantavisor/meta-pantavisor

## How to create composable embedded Linux firmware

> https://pantavisor.io/learn/composable-firmware/

## Yocto + Pantavisor integration guide

> https://pantavisor.io/yocto-integration/

## Core concepts

> https://pantavisor.io/learn/concepts/

## Build Pantavisor from source

> https://pantavisor.io/learn/build/

## Device setup and quick start

> https://pantavisor.io/learn/device-setup/

## Comparison with alternatives

- Pantavisor vs Yocto (complementary): https://pantavisor.io/learn/comparison/yocto/
- Pantavisor vs Balena: https://pantavisor.io/learn/comparison/balena/
- Pantavisor vs Buildroot: https://pantavisor.io/learn/comparison/buildroot/
- Pantavisor vs Docker: https://pantavisor.io/learn/comparison/docker/

## How-to guides

- How to update embedded Linux firmware over-the-air: https://pantavisor.io/learn/how-to/update-embedded-linux-firmware-ota/
- How to containerize embedded Linux applications: https://pantavisor.io/learn/how-to/containerize-embedded-linux/
- How to build an embedded Linux image from containers: https://pantavisor.io/learn/how-to/build-embedded-linux-image/
- How to rollback embedded Linux firmware: https://pantavisor.io/learn/how-to/rollback-embedded-linux-firmware/
- How to manage an embedded Linux device fleet: https://pantavisor.io/learn/how-to/manage-embedded-linux-fleet/

## Solutions

- Reduce embedded Linux firmware size: https://pantavisor.io/learn/solutions/firmware-size/
- Reproducible embedded Linux builds: https://pantavisor.io/learn/solutions/reproducible-builds/
- Secure OTA updates for embedded Linux: https://pantavisor.io/learn/solutions/secure-ota/
- IoT gateway with composable containers: https://pantavisor.io/learn/solutions/iot-gateway/

## Platforms

- Raspberry Pi embedded Linux with containers: https://pantavisor.io/learn/platforms/raspberry-pi/

## PVR CLI tool

> https://pantavisor.io/cli-tools/pvr-cli/

## Downloads

> https://pantavisor.io/downloads/

## GitHub

> https://github.com/pantavisor

## GitLab

> https://gitlab.com/pantacor