balena.io quickstart

add balena etcher repo

# echo "deb https://deb.etcher.io stable etcher" | \
sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/balena-etcher.list
# apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com \
--recv-keys 379CE192D401AB61

install balena etcher

# aptitude update 
# aptitude install balena-etcher-electron

understand difference between balena dev v prod images

• https://www.balena.io/docs/reference/OS/overview/2.x/
• https://www.balena.io/docs/reference/OS/overview/2.x/#development-vs-production-images

create a APP and build and download a base SD card zip

• https://dashboard.balena-cloud.com/apps

flash base SD card with etcher

$ balena-etcher-electron

install balena cli

• https://www.balena.io/docs/reference/balena-cli/
• https://github.com/balena-io/balena-cli/blob/master/INSTALL.md

note add you SSH key to github BEFORE running npm install balena-cli

cmds

# aptitude install npm
# npm -g install typescript
# npm install balena-cli -g --production --unsafe-perm

add SSH key to your balena.io account

• https://dashboard.balena-cloud.com/preferences/sshkeys

login to balena

$ balena login

web auth

• https://dashboard.balena-cloud.com/login/cli/http
• https://dashboard.balena-cloud.com/

verify connection

$ balena apps

ID      APP NAME DEVICE TYPE     ONLINE DEVICES DEVICE COUNT

get a project and push it

• https://www.balena.io/blog/running-openwebrx-on-balena-to-remotely-monitor-local-radio-spectrum/

cmds to clone push and deploy

$ git clone myproj
$ cd myproj
$ balena push MYAPP

deploy a balena container

• wait for https://dashboard.balena-cloud.com/devices/ to say UPDATED

browse to

• http://192.168.1.147:8073