How to run Superbacked OS on Raspberry Pi
Requirements
microSD card or USB flash drive (used to run Superbacked OS, 16GB min, faster is better)
Plug and play webcam with USB-A connector (720p min, 1080p recommended)
HDMI display (720p min)
Recommendations (optional)
Running Superbacked OS on datAshur PRO² USB flash drive is recommended to enforce access control, data persistence and tamper resistance hardening.
Superbacked OS microSD or USB flash drive guide
macOS
Go to https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/, download and install Raspberry Pi Imager.
Ubuntu (or other Debian-based OS)
Step 2 (optional): disable Raspberry Pi Imager telemetry
macOS
Ubuntu (or other Debian-based OS)
Step 3: download Superbacked OS
Heads-up: for additional security, verify Superbacked OS release.
Go to https://superbacked.com/download and download Superbacked OS (Raspberry Pi).
Step 4: copy Superbacked OS to USB flash drive
Open “Raspberry Pi Imager”, click “CHOOSE OS”, then “Use custom”, select superbacked-os-arm64-raspi-*.img.xz
, click “CHOOSE STORAGE”, select USB flash drive and, finally, click “WRITE”.
Step 5 (optional): enable datAshur PRO² global read-only and configure device as bootable (see product documentation for instructions)
Usage guide
Heads-up: password is “superbacked”.
Right-click “superbacked.AppImage” and click “Run as a program”
Update guide
Step 1 (if applicable): disable datAshur PRO² global read-only (see product documentation for instructions)
Step 2: boot Superbacked OS
Step 3: connect Ethernet cable
Step 4: run following commands
Heads-up: password is “superbacked”.
Step 5 (if applicable): enable datAshur PRO² global read-only (see product documentation for instructions)