DietPi is a lightweight Debian based Linux distribution for SBCs and server systems, with the option to install desktop environments, too. It ships as minimal image but allows to install complete and ready-to-use software stacks with a set of console based shell dialogs and scripts.

The source code is hosted on GitHub: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi The main website can be found at: https://dietpi.com/ Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DietPi

The project released the version DietPi v9.18 on October 18th, 2025.

The highlights of this version are: NanoPi R3S, R3S LTS, R76S, M5: New supported devices LazyLibrarian: New software title (ebook and audio book collection manager) DietPi-Dashboard: Reworked version with better security and more DietPi-Drive_Manager / DietPi-FS_partition_resize: Support for Xen virtual block devices SPI bootloader update: Improved option and method Fixes for DietPi-AutoStart, DietPi-LetsEncrypt, GMediaRender The full release notes can be found at: https://dietpi.com/docs/releases/v9_18/