Olares/docs/manual/get-started/install-raspberry-pi.md

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Complete guide to installing Olares on Raspberry Pi including hardware requirements, installation process, and system activation steps.

Install Olares on Raspberry Pi

This guide explains how to install Olares on a Raspberry Pi.

:::warning Not recommended for production use Currently, Olares on Raspberry Pi has certain limitations. We recommend using it only for development or testing purposes. :::

System requirements

Make sure your Raspbian device meets the following requirements.

• Hardware: Raspberry Pi 4B or Raspberry Pi 5 with 8GB memory
• Operating system: Raspbian 12
• Storage: At least 150GB of available SSD storage. ::: warning SSD required The installation will likely fail if an HDD (mechanical hard drive) is used instead of an SSD. ::: ::: info GPU limitation Olares GPU acceleration currently supports NVIDIA GPUs only. Consequently, GPU resources cannot be managed or utilized for AI workloads on macOS devices. :::

Set up system environment

1. Configure the Raspbian environment to enable necessary features:

   echo "$(head -1 /boot/firmware/cmdline.txt) cgroup_enable=cpuset cgroup_enable=memory cgroup_memory=1" | sudo tee /boot/firmware/cmdline.txt
   
   echo "kernel=kernel8.img" | sudo tee -a /boot/firmware/config.txt
   

2. Reboot your Raspbian device to apply the change.

   sudo reboot
   

Install Olares

Run the following command: