# Discussions
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## [About the Discussions category](https://forums.balena.io/t/about-the-discussions-category/339906)
**Author:** [@mpous](https://forums.balena.io/u/mpous)\
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Find our collection of blog discussions and comments here. We integrated the balena blog into this category to make it easier for users to share their thoughts, discuss, and ask questions about posts.
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## [Introducing the Browser Block v3](https://forums.balena.io/t/introducing-the-browser-block-v3/379285)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.balena.io/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/introducing-the-browser-block-v3/379285 "2026-10-12T21:03:12Z")
Originally published at: Introducing the Browser Block v3 Version 3 of the Browser Block is a major upgrade to this popular balena-optimized web browser.
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## [Balena wins Platinum for Industrial Endpoint Cybersecurity Innovation at the 2026 Juniper Research Awards](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-wins-platinum-for-industrial-endpoint-cybersecurity-innovation-at-the-2026-juniper-research-awards/379233)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.balena.io/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-wins-platinum-for-industrial-endpoint-cybersecurity-innovation-at-the-2026-juniper-research-awards/379233 "2026-10-07T15:46:16Z")
Originally published at: Balena wins Platinum for Industrial Endpoint Cybersecurity Innovation at the 2026 Juniper Research Awards We’ve got some exciting news to share: balenaCloud has won an award for making edge s…
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## [Scale and manage your robotics fleets without building custom edge infrastructure](https://forums.balena.io/t/scale-and-manage-your-robotics-fleets-without-building-custom-edge-infrastructure/378954)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.balena.io/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/scale-and-manage-your-robotics-fleets-without-building-custom-edge-infrastructure/378954 "2026-09-15T10:45:08Z")
Originally published at: Scale and manage your robotics fleets without building custom edge infrastructure Most robotics teams want to focus on motion planning, computer vision, and ROS nodes, not building custom OS …
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## [Balena Appoints Leon Hurst as CEO as It Scales Platform for IoT and Edge AI](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-appoints-leon-hurst-as-ceo-as-it-scales-platform-for-iot-and-edge-ai/378953)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.balena.io/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-appoints-leon-hurst-as-ceo-as-it-scales-platform-for-iot-and-edge-ai/378953 "2026-09-15T10:31:20Z")
Originally published at: Balena Appoints Leon Hurst as CEO as It Scales Platform for IoT and Edge AI Balena is entering its next chapter of enterprise growth. To help lead this expansion, we’re thrilled to welcome Le…
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## [The next chapter in balena support](https://forums.balena.io/t/the-next-chapter-in-balena-support/378855)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.balena.io/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/the-next-chapter-in-balena-support/378855 "2026-09-07T06:42:54Z")
Originally published at: The next chapter in balena support We’re rolling out some changes to how our balena support team works behind the scenes.
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## [Using balenaOS Amazon AWS AMIs](https://forums.balena.io/t/using-balenaos-amazon-aws-amis/368131)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.balena.io/u/system)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/using-balenaos-amazon-aws-amis/368131 "2026-09-03T19:14:22Z")
We will start out with the assumption that you are already familiar with Amazon Web Services (AWS), an on-demand cloud computing platform available on a metered, pay-as-you-go basis. One of the many services offered by A…
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## [Balena cycle roundup –August 2026](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-cycle-roundup-august-2026/378826)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.balena.io/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-cycle-roundup-august-2026/378826 "2026-09-02T15:29:04Z")
Originally published at: Balena cycle roundup –August 2026 Another six-week cycle is in the books here at balena, and as always, we are excited to share what we have been working on.
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## [Build a Raspberry Pi powered live train station sign for your desk](https://forums.balena.io/t/build-a-raspberry-pi-powered-live-train-station-sign-for-your-desk/340468)
**Author:** [@andrewnhem](https://forums.balena.io/u/andrewnhem)\
**Replies:** 63\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/build-a-raspberry-pi-powered-live-train-station-sign-for-your-desk/340468 "2026-08-19T11:33:43Z")
Please use the thread below to discuss the related blog post:
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## [Expanding balenaOS Secure Boot and Full Disk Encryption to ARM Devices](https://forums.balena.io/t/expanding-balenaos-secure-boot-and-full-disk-encryption-to-arm-devices/378592)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.balena.io/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/expanding-balenaos-secure-boot-and-full-disk-encryption-to-arm-devices/378592 "2026-08-05T16:10:15Z")
Originally published at: Expanding balenaOS Secure Boot and Full Disk Encryption to ARM Devices We’re expanding balenaOS Secure Boot and Full Disk Encryption to ARM platforms, starting with the Raspberry Pi CM4 and C…
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## [Queued OS updates, managed by the Supervisor](https://forums.balena.io/t/queued-os-updates-managed-by-the-supervisor/378447)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.balena.io/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/queued-os-updates-managed-by-the-supervisor/378447 "2026-07-22T08:19:36Z")
Originally published at: Queued OS updates, managed by the Supervisor Queue an OS update like an app update with the re-architected Supervisor.
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## [Supervisor improvements: Laying the foundation](https://forums.balena.io/t/supervisor-improvements-laying-the-foundation/378371)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.balena.io/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/supervisor-improvements-laying-the-foundation/378371 "2026-07-15T07:36:48Z")
Originally published at: Supervisor improvements: Laying the foundation Introducing the core-next service, the enabler for improvements to the Supervisor, balenaCloud’s on-device manager.
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## [Balena cycle roundup –July 2026](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-cycle-roundup-july-2026/378352)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.balena.io/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-cycle-roundup-july-2026/378352 "2026-07-14T07:38:59Z")
Originally published at: Balena cycle roundup –July 2026 Another six-week cycle is in the books here at balena, and as always, we are excited to share what we have been working on.
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## [The powerful balena device tag feature gets even better](https://forums.balena.io/t/the-powerful-balena-device-tag-feature-gets-even-better/378206)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.balena.io/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/the-powerful-balena-device-tag-feature-gets-even-better/378206 "2026-06-30T07:25:45Z")
Originally published at: The powerful balena device tag feature gets even better Learn how balena device tags are a powerful tool for administering your fleet. These tags can now be read and written using the on-devi…
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## [Incremental Improvements: Re-architecting the balena Supervisor](https://forums.balena.io/t/incremental-improvements-re-architecting-the-balena-supervisor/378174)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.balena.io/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 9:25am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/incremental-improvements-re-architecting-the-balena-supervisor/378174 "2026-06-24T09:25:40Z")
Originally published at: Incremental Improvements: Re-architecting the balena Supervisor We’re making progress on our long term plan to re-architect the balena Supervisor, our on-device agent, to make it even more ro…
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## [2026 Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) awareness and readiness report: Relevance to the edge & IoT community](https://forums.balena.io/t/2026-cyber-resilience-act-cra-awareness-and-readiness-report-relevance-to-the-edge-iot-community/378140)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.balena.io/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/2026-cyber-resilience-act-cra-awareness-and-readiness-report-relevance-to-the-edge-iot-community/378140 "2026-06-18T06:37:49Z")
Originally published at: 2026 Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) awareness and readiness report: Relevance to the edge & IoT community The regulatory landscape for connected devices is changing fast. With the CRA September 2…
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## [Balena Announces Remote Fleet Management for NVIDIA JetPack 7.2 and Jetson Thor](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-announces-remote-fleet-management-for-nvidia-jetpack-7-2-and-jetson-thor/378055)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.balena.io/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-announces-remote-fleet-management-for-nvidia-jetpack-7-2-and-jetson-thor/378055 "2026-06-02T02:35:28Z")
Originally published at: Balena Announces Remote Fleet Management for NVIDIA JetPack 7.2 and Jetson Thor Balena announces a new balenaOS release delivering immediate day-one integration for NVIDIA JetPack 7.2 and Jet…
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## [Introducing balena support for NVIDIA Jetpack 7.2 on Jetson Thor](https://forums.balena.io/t/introducing-balena-support-for-nvidia-jetpack-7-2-on-jetson-thor/378054)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.balena.io/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 2:32am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/introducing-balena-support-for-nvidia-jetpack-7-2-on-jetson-thor/378054 "2026-06-02T02:32:33Z")
Originally published at: Introducing balena support for NVIDIA Jetpack 7.2 on Jetson Thor Learn how balena has collaborated with NVIDIA to make their official Yocto Linux release of JetPack 7.2 available on balenaOS …
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## [Introducing balenaOS v7: read-only root by design](https://forums.balena.io/t/introducing-balenaos-v7-read-only-root-by-design/375840)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.balena.io/u/system)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/introducing-balenaos-v7-read-only-root-by-design/375840 "2026-05-21T18:27:36Z")
Originally published at: Introducing balenaOS v7: read-only root by design balenaOS v7 is a major release. The headline change is a single line in the changelog: the root filesystem is now mounted read-only. It sound…
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## [Balena cycle roundup –May 2026](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-cycle-roundup-may-2026/377951)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.balena.io/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-cycle-roundup-may-2026/377951 "2026-05-14T16:06:51Z")
Originally published at: Balena cycle roundup –May 2026 Another six-week cycle is in the books here at balena, and as always, we are excited to share what we have been working on.
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## [Why balena Adopted AI Whitebox Penetration Testing for balenaCloud](https://forums.balena.io/t/why-balena-adopted-ai-whitebox-penetration-testing-for-balenacloud/377875)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.balena.io/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/why-balena-adopted-ai-whitebox-penetration-testing-for-balenacloud/377875 "2026-05-05T15:23:02Z")
Originally published at: Why balena Adopted AI Whitebox Penetration Testing for balenaCloud After many rounds of research and experimentation, we found that the depth and transparency of AI whitebox testing have sign…
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## [Release on balenaCloud Please](https://forums.balena.io/t/release-on-balenacloud-please/375791)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.balena.io/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 7:37am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/release-on-balenacloud-please/375791 "2026-04-20T07:37:42Z")
Originally published at: Release on balenaCloud Please A quick guide on how to configure Release Please and balenaCloud to work together with a GitHub repo, allowing draft releases, versioning, changelog, and more!
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## [Balena Recognized as a Leader in the 2026 CRN IoT 50](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-recognized-as-a-leader-in-the-2026-crn-iot-50/375768)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.balena.io/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-recognized-as-a-leader-in-the-2026-crn-iot-50/375768 "2026-04-09T07:17:23Z")
Originally published at: Balena Recognized as a Leader in the 2026 CRN IoT 50 In a world of 21 billion connected devices, choosing the right partner to future-proof your IoT practice is essential. Balena’s work on re…
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## [Balena cycle roundup - March 2026](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-cycle-roundup-march-2026/375696)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.balena.io/u/system)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 11:11pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-cycle-roundup-march-2026/375696 "2026-03-26T23:11:48Z")
Originally published at: Balena cycle roundup - March 2026 Another six-week cycle is in the books here at balena, and as always, we are excited to share what we have been working on.
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## [Balena @ Embedded World 2026: Partners, Edge AI, and the Road to CRA](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-embedded-world-2026-partners-edge-ai-and-the-road-to-cra/375687)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.balena.io/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-embedded-world-2026-partners-edge-ai-and-the-road-to-cra/375687 "2026-03-17T16:27:31Z")
Originally published at: Balena @ Embedded World 2026: Partners, Edge AI, and the Road to CRA Nuremberg in March. Thirty thousand people, twelve halls, and enough Edge AI demos to last a lifetime. Embedded World 2026…
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## [Giving you more control over firmware in balenaOS](https://forums.balena.io/t/giving-you-more-control-over-firmware-in-balenaos/375616)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.balena.io/u/system)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/giving-you-more-control-over-firmware-in-balenaos/375616 "2026-03-16T15:32:48Z")
Originally published at: Giving you more control over firmware in balenaOS We’re reducing the amount of firmware that will be included in balenaOS to make it even more lightweight, secure and customizable.
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## [balena docs platform migration to GitBook](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-docs-platform-migration-to-gitbook/375642)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.balena.io/u/system)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-docs-platform-migration-to-gitbook/375642 "2026-03-05T16:03:28Z")
Originally published at: balena docs platform migration to GitBook We’re excited to announce that balena has migrated its docs platform to GitBook!
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## [Etcher broke my USB stick … or did it?](https://forums.balena.io/t/etcher-broke-my-usb-stick-or-did-it/340169)
**Author:** [@andrewnhem](https://forums.balena.io/u/andrewnhem)\
**Replies:** 98\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/etcher-broke-my-usb-stick-or-did-it/340169 "2026-02-23T11:21:38Z")
Please use the thread below to discuss the related blog post:
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## [Defaulting to stability: understanding balenaOS ESR changes](https://forums.balena.io/t/defaulting-to-stability-understanding-balenaos-esr-changes/375585)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.balena.io/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/defaulting-to-stability-understanding-balenaos-esr-changes/375585 "2026-02-19T17:05:57Z")
Originally published at: Defaulting to stability: understanding balenaOS ESR changes Extended Support Release (ESR) is now available for all users and will become the standard and default balenaOS as of October 2026
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## [Balena @ FOSDEM 2026: Open Source and the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-fosdem-2026-open-source-and-the-cyber-resilience-act-cra/375527)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.balena.io/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-fosdem-2026-open-source-and-the-cyber-resilience-act-cra/375527 "2026-02-10T16:05:44Z")
Originally published at: Balena @ FOSDEM 2026: Open Source and the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) Recently, I spoke at FOSDEM 2026 about the “First steps towards CRA conformity. A practical introduction to cybersecurity …
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