No golden image is required to backup. Connect a device in USB boot mode; when it appears under “Deploy and Backup”, click Backup to save its image. Then set that backup as golden in the list below.
Deploy and Backup
Connect a device in USB boot mode. When it appears below, click Backup to save its eMMC to a file, or Deploy to write the golden image to the device (requires a golden image set in Admin).
(reduces size; requires PiShrink on host)
Connect a device to see:— USB boot mode
No device connected. Connect device in USB boot mode (eMMC disable jumper + USB to host) — then the Backup and Deploy buttons will appear above.
Saved backups
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No backups yet. Capture one from a device (Backup above), then set it as golden for future deploys.
Build cloud-init image
Download the latest Raspberry Pi OS (arm64) from the official repository and inject cloud-init NoCloud files. The built image appears in Saved backups; you can then choose it and click Set as golden for deployment.