Requirements
Devices
Section titled “Devices”| Existing Pi | New Pi (Suta image) | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware | Any Raspberry Pi with a 64-bit processor | Any Raspberry Pi with a 64-bit processor |
| Operating system | 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm or Trixie | Supplied by Suta (Raspberry Pi OS Lite, 64-bit) |
| Storage | Writable root file system | SD card of 16 GB or more |
| Access | SSH with sudo |
Bluetooth for browser setup; Bluetooth or Ethernet for terminal setup |
| Internet | Already online | Ethernet or Wi-Fi (WPA personal or open) |
Enterprise Wi-Fi and networks with a captive portal aren’t supported.
An existing Pi also needs these system libraries, which Raspberry Pi OS
normally includes: libdbus-1-3, libsystemd0, libssl3 (or libssl3t64)
and libyaml-0-2. The installer tells you if any are missing. It never
upgrades your operating system.
Your computer
Section titled “Your computer”| Supported | |
|---|---|
| Suta CLI | macOS (Apple silicon and Intel), Linux (ARM64 and x86-64, Ubuntu 24.04 or later) |
| Browser setup over Bluetooth | Chrome on macOS, over HTTPS |
| Dashboard | Any current browser |
On macOS, allow your terminal app to use Bluetooth in System Settings >
Privacy & Security > Bluetooth before you run suta device add.
Network
Section titled “Network”Devices connect out to Suta over HTTPS. You don’t need to open any inbound ports or set up a VPN. Terminal setup over Ethernet uses mDNS to find the Pi on your local network.