You can use an USB drive with HassOS to configure network options, SSH access to the host and to install updates.
Format a USB stick with FAT32/EXT4/NTFS and name it CONFIG
(in all capitals). Alternative you can create a CONFIG
folder inside the boot
partition. Use the following directory structure within the USB drive:
network/
modules/
modprobe/
udev/
authorized_keys
timesyncd.conf
hassos-xy.raucb
- The
network
folder can contain any kind of NetworkManager connection files. For more information see Network. - The
modules
folder is for modules-load configuration files. - The
modprobe
folder is for modules configuration files (/etc/modprobe.d) - The
udev
folder is for udev rules files. - The
authorized_keys
file activates debug SSH access on port22222
. See Debugging Home Assistant. - The
timesyncd.conf
file allow you to set different NTP servers. HassOS won't boot without correct working time servers! - The
hassos-*.raucb
file is a firmware OTA update which will be installed. These can be found on on the release page.
You can put this USB stick into the device and it will be read on startup and files written to the correct places. You can also trigger this process later over the
API/UI or by calling systemctl restart hassos-config
on the host. The USB Stick just needs to be inserted to the device during this setup process and can be disconnected afterwards.
You can edit or create a cmdline.txt
in your boot partition. That will be read from the bootloader.
The kernel module folder /etc/modules-load.d
is persistent and you can add your configuration files there. See Systemd modules load. You can add the modules configuration files in /etc/modprobe.d
that is also persistent.
The udev rules folder /etc/udev/rules.d
is persistent and you can add your configuration files there.
You can manual add, edit or remove connections configurations from /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections
.
You can manual edit the systemd timesync file on /etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf
.
Our default NTP configuration look like:
[Time]
NTP=time1.google.com time2.google.com time3.google.com
FallbackNTP=0.pool.ntp.org 1.pool.ntp.org 2.pool.ntp.org 3.pool.ntp.org