# Create a Disk Image of the BlueOS RPi SD card

**URL:** <https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/create-a-disk-image-of-the-blueos-rpi-sd-card/16910>\
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**Created:** [May 21, 2024, 5:10am UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/create-a-disk-image-of-the-blueos-rpi-sd-card/16910 "2024-05-21T05:10:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![scriffij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@scriffij](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/scriffij)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 5:10am UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/create-a-disk-image-of-the-blueos-rpi-sd-card/16910/1 "2024-05-21T05:10:48Z")

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Hi  
Is is possible to create a disk image of the SD card with BlueOS fully configured. In Linux, the ‘dd’ command is used. Can I still use this command and how do I get at it?  
Cheers  
Jason

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**Author:** ![EliotBR](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/eliotbr/32/6937_2.png) [@EliotBR](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/EliotBR)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 3:24pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/create-a-disk-image-of-the-blueos-rpi-sd-card/16910/2 "2024-05-23T15:24:26Z")

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Hi @scriffij, what’s the context here?

There are two relevant options I can think of:

1. We provide pre-built BlueOS images in [the GitHub releases](https://github.com/bluerobotics/BlueOS/releases)
  - Download `BlueOS-raspberry.zip` from the Assets of the relevant release, and flash it onto an SD card

2. If you’ve made your own configuration that you’re wanting to turn into an image then `dd` is the appropriate command, and you can run it from either
  1. the [Terminal](https://blueos.cloud/docs/blueos/1.2/advanced-usage/#terminal) page in BlueOS
    - You’ll need [Pirate Mode](https://blueos.cloud/docs/blueos/1.2/advanced-usage/#pirate-mode) turned on to see the Terminal page
    - Terminal starts out inside the BlueOS-core docker container, so you’ll need to run the `red-pill` command to drop down into the underlying Raspberry Pi OS before `dd` makes sense to run
    - If you generate/move your image to `/usr/blueos/userdata` then you’ll be able to download it using the BlueOS [File Browser](https://blueos.cloud/docs/blueos/1.2/advanced-usage/#file-browser)

  2. Alternatively if you prefer to just use your computer’s terminal with command-line programs, you could connect to BlueOS using `ssh`, then run `dd` as desired, and fetch/send the resulting image using `scp`

Feel free to clarify if that’s not what you’re asking about 🙂