I bought an Umbrel Home some time ago and while experimenting with the umbrelOS a few questions came up that I couldn’t find an answer to.

Can I install another operating system on the Umbrel Home?

No, it is currently not possible/supported to install another operating system on your Umbrel Home. The Home server comes pre-installed with umbrelOS on Debian 11. However, all umbrelOS-related components can be removed via SSH, giving you a simple Debian installation.

Can I factory reset my Umbrel Home?

Yes, you can easily reset your Umbrel Home to factory settings by running the following command via SSH:

curl -L https://link.umbrel.com/factory-reset | bash

Can I recover the operating system if I have damaged it?

You can easily recover your Umbrel Home by flashing a USB with UmbrelOS. Since the boot priority favors USB over the internal SSD, you can boot from the USB and then choose to reinstall or reformat the SSD.

• Flash https://download.umbrel.com/U2303/umbrel-usb-reflasher.iso to a USB stick with balenaEtcher
• Switch off your Umbrel Home
• Insert the USB stick into Umbrel Switch on Umbrel
• Wait for Umbrel to automatically reflash its internal SSD and turn off (~5 minutes)
• Remove the USB stick from Umbrel
• Turn on Umbrel
• Wait for Umbrel to complete the first boot (~5 minutes)
• Go to http://umbrel.local/ and complete the setup