From be35521a451804d4bda9b85e151daf1c53b052c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Claude Opus 4.8" Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:42:29 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add Raspberry Pi Imager OS-list as the easiest install path MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit The forty-two-watts repo now ships a Raspberry Pi Imager content-repository JSON (deploy/imager/os_list.json), so users can add it as a custom OS list and flash "Forty-Two Watts" straight from Imager — which SHA-verifies the image and exposes the hostname / WiFi / SSH customisation panel a bare .img.xz loaded via "Use custom" cannot. - New first Install box: "Raspberry Pi Imager" (easiest) - Retag the manual .img.xz box from "easiest" to "manual", reworded as the flash-by-hand alternative - "Four ways in" -> "Five ways in" - Add the rpi-imager --repo .../releases/latest/download/os_list.json one-liner to the command block Co-authored-by: HuggeK <48095810+HuggeK@users.noreply.github.com> --- index.html | 17 ++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/index.html b/index.html index ef7c60e..57a4ee4 100644 --- a/index.html +++ b/index.html @@ -739,15 +739,19 @@

Built by two people, and some towels.

// get started

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Four ways in.

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Five ways in.

- Pick the shortest path to your house. All four end up at the same web UI on port 8080 with the same setup wizard. + Pick the shortest path to your house. All five end up at the same web UI on port 8080 with the same setup wizard.

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SD card image easiest

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Flash 42w-rpi4-arm64.img.xz to a card with Raspberry Pi Imager or balenaEtcher, boot, open http://42w.local/. A 42w-setup captive portal handles WiFi if you didn't pre-configure it.

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Raspberry Pi Imager easiest

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In Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0+, add our content repository — App Options → Content Repository → EDIT → Use custom URL, paste the os_list.json URL below — then pick Forty-Two Watts from the OS list. Imager downloads, writes and SHA-verifies the image, and unlocks the hostname / WiFi / SSH customisation panel a bare image can't.

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SD card image manual

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Prefer to flash by hand? Grab 42w-rpi4-arm64.img.xz and write it to a card with Raspberry Pi Imager or balenaEtcher, boot, open http://42w.local/. A 42w-setup captive portal handles WiFi if you didn't pre-configure it.

One-shot Docker curl | bash

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From source Go 1.26+

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# Pi or Linux box, one shot
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# Easiest — add our repo to Raspberry Pi Imager, then pick "Forty-Two Watts"
+$ rpi-imager --repo https://github.com/frahlg/forty-two-watts/releases/latest/download/os_list.json
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+# Pi or Linux box, one shot
 $ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/frahlg/forty-two-watts/master/scripts/install.sh | bash
 $ open http://<your-pi>:8080/setup