JFrog Connect Overview

JFrog Connect overview and user documentation

JFrog Connect, part of the JFrog Platform, simplifies and secures the entire IoT development lifecycle. It unifies industry-leading artifact management, security, and enterprise-grade scalability for efficient software deployments to your IoT fleets. Manage your software supply chain, from developer to device, with a single platform.

Manage and Secure Your Supply Chain

Connect is part of the JFrog Platform, providing edge and IoT management at scale. Native integration with JFrog Artifactory ensures efficient and trusted secure software releases by incorporating modern DevOps governance into the development cycle. Connect safeguards your deployments through integration with JFrog Security, which provides comprehensive vulnerability scanning of artifacts before they are deployed.

Automate OTA Updates

Connect transforms the way you deploy software to edge devices. Deploy custom updates to thousands of devices using commands, scripts, artifacts, files, or containers. This automated approach, along with Connect’s REST API, significantly reduces deployment times from days to hours while maintaining security and reliability. In case of deployment issues, Connect's configurable rollback mechanisms ensure stability and quick recovery.

Use a Trusted Artifact Framework

JFrog Artifactory, the native artifact manager for Connect, is recognized as a trusted source of artifacts. To provide another level of confidence in the supply chain, Connect utilizes an artifact scoping mechanism, ensuring only approved, user-defined artifacts within a project can be deployed to devices. The trust chain extends end-to-end, with communication between server and device secured through industry-standard pairing with JWT tokens.

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Rapid Device Onboarding

Connect's lightweight design enables rapid device integration, taking less than a minute to register an IoT device. For large-scale deployments, simply embed the Connect Agent into your device images to scale to thousands of devices.

Application Management

You can tag each deployment with an application name and version. This is a convenient way to manage software deployed and ensure the devices are up-to-date with the latest versions and security fixes.

Remote Access

Troubleshooting becomes effortless with Connect's remote access tools. Access and control devices from anywhere using the Terminal, Port Tunnel, File Fetch, and Remote Command features. Connect's security architecture enables access to devices behind firewalls or private networks while maintaining enterprise-grade security controls.

Continuous Monitoring

Connect provides comprehensive visibility into your device fleet through monitoring of device resources, including CPU, RAM, and disk usage. The platform tracks application status and device state, generating automated alerts to prevent issues before they escalate. Connect also supports custom data monitoring. For example, if your device produces data about temperature or humidity and sends it to Connect using the API, then Connect can monitor it according to thresholds you set.

Fleet Management

Connect provides several tools to organize your fleet effectively. The flexible tagging system enables custom categorization, while project-level organization provides clear separation of devices between different deployment environments.

Platform Compatibility

Connect supports a wide range of operating systems – including common Linux distributions (e.g., Yocto, Debian, Ubuntu, and Raspberry Pi OS) – and other OSs such as Windows. Connect also works with popular hardware platforms such as NVIDIA Jetson, BeagleBone, and Raspberry Pi.

What’s Next?

• Have a look at the high-level architectural overview, including Connect Agent, network, and security information.

• Contact us to get your JFrog Connect account and get started.