vyos-pi-builder

Build VyOS 1.4 image on pi4

Quick build instructions:

• install a 64bit debian/ubuntu (haven't tried using raspbian) on a pi and install docker

  • https://ubuntu.com/raspberry-pi
  • https://phoenixnap.com/kb/docker-on-raspberry-pi

• build the official vyos-build docker container as vyos/vyos-build:current-arm64 This can take an hour++ to complete

  sudo docker build https://github.com/vyos/vyos-build.git#current:docker -t vyos/vyos-build:current-arm64
  

• Build a Pi image:

  git clone https://github.com/runborg/vyos-pi-builder
  cd vyos-pi-builder
  sudo docker run -it --privileged -v "$(pwd)":/vyos -v /dev:/dev -w /vyos --sysctl net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6=0 vyos/vyos-build:current-arm64 sudo bash -x build-image.sh
  

Build VyOS 1.4 image on an x86 linux host using qemu-user-static and docker/podman

• Prerequisites

  • docker/podman
  • qemu-user-static

• build the official vyos-build docker container as vyos/vyos-build:current-arm64 This can take an hour++ to complete

  git clone -b current --single-branch https://github.com/vyos/vyos-build
  sudo docker build --platform linux/arm64 vyos-build/docker -v /usr/bin/qemu-aarch64-static:/usr/bin/qemu-aarch64-static -t vyos/vyos-build:current-arm64
  
  

  or with make

  make container
  

• Build a Pi kernel:

  You must build the kernel the first time and when the kernel is upgraded.

  The required kernel version information by VyOS is here and the provided kernel version information for Raspberry Pi is here.

  If the version of the kernel you need is different from the kernel provided for pi, you will need to prepare the kernel by other means instead of using the command below.

  sudo docker run --rm -it --platform linux/arm64 --privileged -v /usr/bin/qemu-aarch64-static:/usr/bin/qemu-aarch64-static -v "$(shell pwd)":/vyos -v /dev:/dev --sysctl net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6=0 localhost/vyos/vyos-build:current-arm64 /bin/bash -c 'cd /vyos; /bin/bash -x build-pi-kernel.sh'
  

  or with make

  make kernel-local
  

  you can also take already built container in docker registry and use that.

  make kernel-registry
  

• Build a Pi image:

  git clone https://github.com/runborg/vyos-pi-builder
  cd vyos-pi-builder
  sudo docker run --rm -it --platform linux/arm64 --privileged -v /usr/bin/qemu-aarch64-static:/usr/bin/qemu-aarch64-static -v "$(shell pwd)":/vyos -v /dev:/dev --sysctl net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6=0 localhost/vyos/vyos-build:current-arm64 /bin/bash -c 'cd /vyos; /bin/bash -x build-image.sh'
  

  or with make

  make iso-local
  

  you can also take already built container in docker registry and use that.

  make iso-registry