> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Pine64

> Installing Talos on a Pine64 SBC using raw disk image.

export const release_v1_9 = 'v1.9.5';

## Prerequisites

You will need

* `talosctl`
* an SD card

Download the latest `talosctl`.

<CodeBlock lang="sh">
  {`
    curl -Lo /usr/local/bin/talosctl https://github.com/siderolabs/talos/releases/download/${release_v1_9}/talosctl-$(uname -s | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:]")-amd64
    chmod +x /usr/local/bin/talosctl
    `}
</CodeBlock>

## Download the Image

The default schematic id for "vanilla" Pine64 is `185431e0f0bf34c983c6f47f4c6d3703aa2f02cd202ca013216fd71ffc34e175`.
Refer to the [Image Factory](../../learn-more/image-factory) documentation for more information.

Download the image and decompress it:

<CodeBlock lang="sh">
  {`
    curl -LO https://factory.talos.dev/image/185431e0f0bf34c983c6f47f4c6d3703aa2f02cd202ca013216fd71ffc34e175/${release_v1_9}/metal-arm64.raw.xz
    xz -d metal-arm64.raw.xz
    `}
</CodeBlock>

## Writing the Image

The path to your SD card can be found using `fdisk` on Linux or `diskutil` on macOS.
In this example, we will assume `/dev/mmcblk0`.

Now `dd` the image to your SD card:

```bash
sudo dd if=metal-arm64.raw of=/dev/mmcblk0 conv=fsync bs=4M
```

## Bootstrapping the Node

Insert the SD card to your board, turn it on and wait for the console to show you the instructions for bootstrapping the node.
Following the instructions in the console output to connect to the interactive installer:

```bash
talosctl apply-config --insecure --mode=interactive --nodes <node IP or DNS name>
```

Once the interactive installation is applied, the cluster will form and you can then use `kubectl`.

## Retrieve the `kubeconfig`

Retrieve the admin `kubeconfig` by running:

```bash
talosctl kubeconfig
```

## Upgrading

For example, to upgrade to the latest version of Talos, you can run:

<CodeBlock lang="sh">
  {`
    talosctl -n <node IP or DNS name> upgrade --image=factory.talos.dev/installer/185431e0f0bf34c983c6f47f4c6d3703aa2f02cd202ca013216fd71ffc34e175:${release_v1_9}
    `}
</CodeBlock>