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title: Install WebThings Gateway on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of WebThings Gateway for Linux - Build your own
  smart home hub
url: https://snapcraft.io/webthings-gateway
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# WebThings Gateway

[WebThings (webthingsio)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/webthingsio "View all snaps from WebThings (webthingsio)")

* [WebThings (webthingsio)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/webthingsio "View all snaps from WebThings (webthingsio)")
* [Devices and IoT](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=devices-and-iot)

latest/stable 2.0.0

Contact us about
[Snaps and IoT ›](https://snapcraft.io/about/contact-us)

Install latest/stable of WebThings Gateway

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install webthings-gateway
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* webthings-gateway

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### License

* MPL-2.0

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### Last updated

* 18 December 2025 - latest/stable
* 24 September 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [webthings.io](https://webthings.io/gateway "https://webthings.io/gateway")
* [webthings.io](https://webthings.io/docs/gateway/introduction/ "https://webthings.io/docs/gateway/introduction/")

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### Contact

* [team@webthings.io](mailto:team@webthings.io "mailto:team@webthings.io")

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### Source code

* [github.com/WebThingsIO/gateway](https://github.com/WebThingsIO/gateway "https://github.com/WebThingsIO/gateway")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/WebThingsIO/gateway/issues](https://github.com/WebThingsIO/gateway/issues "https://github.com/WebThingsIO/gateway/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/webthings-gateway#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/webthings-gateway#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/webthings-gateway#tab-security)

#### Build your own smart home hub

A self-hosted web application for monitoring and controlling a building over the web.

**Installation**

On Ubuntu Server/Ubuntu Desktop:

```
$ sudo snap install webthings-gateway
$ sudo snap connect webthings-gateway:system-observe
$ sudo snap connect webthings-gateway:hardware-observe
$ sudo snap connect webthings-gateway:network-manager
$ sudo snap set system experimental.hotplug=true
$ sudo snap restart webthings-gateway
```

On Ubuntu Core

```
$ snap install webthings-gateway
$ snap connect webthings-gateway:system-observe
$ snap install network-manager
$ snap connect webthings-gateway:network-manager network-manager:service
$ snap set system experimental.hotplug=true
$ snap restart webthings-gateway
```

Currently untested on other host operating systems.

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## Install WebThings Gateway on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/webthings-gateway/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/webthings-gateway/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/webthings-gateway/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/webthings-gateway/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/webthings-gateway/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/webthings-gateway/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/webthings-gateway/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/webthings-gateway/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/webthings-gateway/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/webthings-gateway/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/webthings-gateway/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/webthings-gateway/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/webthings-gateway/raspbian)