# Booting from SSD raspberry pi 4

**URL:** <https://forums.balena.io/t/booting-from-ssd-raspberry-pi-4/143218>\
**Category:** balenaOS\
**Created:** [June 24, 2020, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/booting-from-ssd-raspberry-pi-4/143218 "2020-06-24T09:15:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![anujdeshpande](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/anujdeshpande/32/3155_2.png) [@anujdeshpande](https://forums.balena.io/u/anujdeshpande)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/booting-from-ssd-raspberry-pi-4/143218/36 "2021-08-16T13:48:04Z")

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hey @drosegw

> [@How to boot balenaOS on an SSD: why it matters and how it works](https://forums.balena.io/t/how-to-boot-balenaos-on-an-ssd-why-it-matters-and-how-it-works/341836/2):
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> @wyatt @anujdeshpande : Hey all! Discourse is a little finnicky with the specific groups and posts thing, so I hope this works. The previous message is an internal draft of our upcoming balenaOS on SSD guide created by Anuj. Wyatt, thanks for your interest in trying this out. Please give it a go. Feedback and questions are totally welcome. P.S. Eventually, this whole category and this topic will be public, so treat this as you’d treat the rest of the forums slight_smile

can you see the above link? If so there’s the post that should help you get started with using a SSD

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