Using UniPi Balena OS Image with Balena Cloud

danielboe · July 27, 2023, 11:29am

Hi,

in short I would like to run the Balena OS for UniPi (based on Raspberry Pi 4) on Balena Cloud.

What I did:

Compiled the UniPi Image from here: GitHub - balena-os/balena-raspberrypi: Balena support for RaspberryPI boards
Set up my own openBalena Cluster with K8S like here: https://github.com/bartversluijs/open-balena/tree/master/kubernetes/helm
→ Result is I still can´t add the device with open balena even to a generic device type because the device slug is “raspberrypi4-unipi-neuron” and this is not in the “balena devices supported” list (not in Cloud, not in OpenBalena

So I went on and installed Open Balena Admin to my Cluster: GitHub - dcaputo-harmoni/open-balena-admin: Open Balena Admin (btw ingressive project @drcnyc !)
Made this also running, created the custom device with the slug and boom, the device is running perfectly with openBalena.

So now my Question: Can I make this running with Balena Cloud? I think a K8S Cluster is a bit over the top even it was a fun project to learn. I just would like to have this device in my normal Balena Cloud dashboard. @floion you seem to be responsible for the balenaOS image of UniPi, maybe you can tell me more about that?

Thanks and best regards,

Daniel

alexgg · August 3, 2023, 6:25pm

Hi Daniel, this device type was added as a customer request and hence it is not widely available. Our customer success team can contact you to discuss possibilities if you want to move forward.

danielboe · August 3, 2023, 7:23pm

Hi @alexgg this would be nice. Let me know whats the best way to start this and who I need to contact.
best regards

daniel

alexgg · August 14, 2023, 5:06pm

Hey Daniel, just a quick note to let you know that we haven’t forgotten - it’s just that things are a bit slower in the holiday period.

alexgg · August 28, 2023, 5:31pm

Hi Daniel, I have confirmed our customer success team is already in contact and working out a solution. Please re-open if that’s not the case.