# Is it possible to use a Rock64 **URL:** \ **Category:** balenaOS\ **Created:** [May 23, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/is-it-possible-to-use-a-rock64/11331 "2019-05-23T17:07:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![codefriar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/codefriar/32/1982_2.png) [@codefriar](https://forums.balena.io/u/codefriar)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/is-it-possible-to-use-a-rock64/11331/1 "2019-05-23T17:07:21Z")
Is it possible to bootstrap Balena OS onto a new ARM board? say the Rock64 4gb? ---
**Author:** ![pdcastro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/pdcastro/32/1264_2.png) [@pdcastro](https://forums.balena.io/u/pdcastro)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/is-it-possible-to-use-a-rock64/11331/2 "2019-05-23T18:22:48Z")
Have a look at the following pages, which have an overview of how to add support for a new board: - [https://www.balena.io/docs/reference/OS/meta-balena/](https://www.balena.io/docs/reference/OS/meta-balena/) - [https://www.balena.io/os/docs/custom-build/#supporting-your-own-board](https://www.balena.io/os/docs/custom-build/#supporting-your-own-board) Also for reference, you can check the repos of other supported boards, like the Raspberry Pi: - [https://github.com/balena-os/balena-raspberrypi](https://github.com/balena-os/balena-raspberrypi) If it is of interest and depending on the details, Balena may also be able to offer a custom hardware support package (a paid service). Check the sales contact details at the top of this page: - [https://www.balena.io/docs/reference/hardware/devices/](https://www.balena.io/docs/reference/hardware/devices/) Let us know how you get on with it – we can help you further according to the direction you choose to go. ---
**Author:** ![tacLog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@tacLog](https://forums.balena.io/u/tacLog)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/is-it-possible-to-use-a-rock64/11331/4 "2019-07-12T19:22:57Z")
Hey @codefriar, Did you ever get anywhere with the Rock64. I am beginning to explore using it for our project. -Thomas ---
**Author:** ![bernardoaraujor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f9ae1b/32.png) [@bernardoaraujor](https://forums.balena.io/u/bernardoaraujor)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/is-it-possible-to-use-a-rock64/11331/6 "2020-01-29T13:48:21Z")
I’m also interested in the Rock64. @tacLog and @codefriar I found [https://github.com/trecetp/meta-rock64](https://github.com/trecetp/meta-rock64) which is the BSP for the Rock64. I was able to run a BitBake build for core-image-base, but there’s no SD Image, so you need to partition it manually and place kernel, dtb and roofs in the right place. Maybe with balenaOS things could be different, but I haven’t tried much in that regard. ---
**Author:** ![tacLog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@tacLog](https://forums.balena.io/u/tacLog)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2020, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/is-it-possible-to-use-a-rock64/11331/7 "2020-02-24T23:07:46Z")
Hey @bernardoaraujor We went with the Odroid xu4. Good luck with the rock64, I found it got way too warm for out application. I only ever tested it with Ubuntu, but I don’t think that would change anything. Best of luck to you, -Thomas ---
**Author:** ![bernardoaraujor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f9ae1b/32.png) [@bernardoaraujor](https://forums.balena.io/u/bernardoaraujor)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 7:26am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/is-it-possible-to-use-a-rock64/11331/11 "2020-02-25T07:26:14Z")
hi @tacLog thanks for your reply. I was able to get in touch with the creator of meta-rock64. We are collaborating and I think I will be able to submit a PR with a sdimage.bbclass to the layer soon. Perhaps you should do your tests with balenaOS instead of Ubuntu. Ubuntu has a lot of bloatware and could be wasting some CPU power and causing the overheating.