Advanced users • pi 5 imager boot custom image install from network

Hello,
I was wondering if anyone knows a way to pull a custom image from a custom server during boot with pi imager. is there anyway to change the location and use a custom image to write to an nvme drive from the internet and not just an msd or usb drive that contains the image.

I think this would be a very handy way for our webservers to self-repair in case of corruption. we use the pi3b currently as a webserver/web browser and it is pretty amazing. I am very tempted to change to the Pi5 because it is a very capable device. but in order to do so, I need to be able to fix one of our biggest problems. currently it is MSD corruption from sudden power outtages. it happens alot in the rural AG storage industry. it would be very nice if when a service tech arrived he could just pull a new image from the internet and off it goes again. I have looked into PXE boot and tftp boot, but really I think the best route for us is just to rewrite in case of corruption.

Any ideas would be really helpful

Thanks,
Aa-ron

Statistics: Posted by scare66cro — Sat Nov 23, 2024 11:42 pm — Replies 0 — Views 53

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