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@aniongithub aniongithub commented Apr 21, 2021

Currently, anyone wanting to create ready-to-use or ready-to-boot images needs

  • manual setup after booting a base image, or
  • Fork pi-gen and edit/change configuration and build steps.

This change allows creation of fully customizable, bootable, WiFi connectable images that can be built in the cloud or anywhere without having to modify pi-gen.

See this template repository that enables a fully GitHub Actions based image build process and this Raspotify appliance template for an example.

I also made this YouTube video explaining how it all comes together.

Glad to answer any questions about this approach, I love Raspbian, Raspberry Pi and am hoping to significantly lower the bar for entry, especially for novice users.

Thanks!

…o we can build custom images without having to modify pi-gen

2. Add ability to pass in key=value pairs that can be accessed as custom environment variables in config, allowing injection of secrets into a custom image for wi-fi setup or other purposes.

Together, this commit allows a repository using an un-modified version of this commit as a submodule to create a fully working, bootable, connect-able, custom image for a raspberry pi that needs NO manual setup.
@aniongithub aniongithub changed the title Add ability for build-docker.sh to externalizations Add ability for build-docker.sh to externalize build steps and configuration Apr 21, 2021
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