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System requirements

We provide you with a custom Linux image. What you need:

• A Raspberry Pi 5 with minimum 4 GB RAM
• An appropriately sized SD card
• And SD card reader for Laptop or PC
• Recommended: active cooling fan
• Raspberry Pi Imager

Note: The Raspberry Pi 5 image also works on a Raspberry Pi 4. However, when using a Raspberry Pi 4, we recommend using the dedicated sklera Raspberry Pi 4 image instead. This image supports the Raspberry Pi 4’s GPU hardware acceleration (VideoCore VI).

Installation

• Download our image for the Raspberry Pi: https://sklera.tv/linux/raspi/image_2026-03-31-sklera-trixie-arm64-26.03-full.zip
  
  
• Connect your SD card reader to your Laptop or PC and insert the SD card.
  
  
• Install and launch the Raspberry Pi Imager.
  
  
• Select "Raspberry Pi 5".
  
  

• Select "Use custom".
  
  
• Select the downloaded image file and the SD card you want to flash.
  
  
• Click "WRITE".
  
  
• Confirm the warning message and then wait until the write process is complete. 
  
  
• Click"FINISH".
  
  
• Insert the SD card into your Raspberry Pi and turn the device on. Done!

Configuration

• After the initial boot, the login screen for the user sklera is displayed. Enter the default password sklera314 and click "Log In."
  
  
• After logging in, the setup wizard starts automatically. Wait until it is displayed, then click "Next".
  
  
• Select the country, language, and time zone.
  
  
• Important: Use sklera as the username and set a password of your choice.
  
  
• (Optional) Select your WiFi network.
  
  
• Enter your WiFi password.
  
  
• Leave the default browser unchanged and click "Next".
  
  
• (Optional) Check if any OS updates are available.
  
  
• Authenticate using the default password sklera314 to install the language files.
  
  
• Authenticate again using the default password sklera314 to proceed with the installation of the updates.
  
  
• Click "Launch".
  
  
• Enter your password and click "Log In".
  
  
• Restart the device. To do this, select "Logout > Reboot" from the main menu.
  
  
• After the restart is complete, the sklera Player starts automatically. Follow the on-screen instructions to add the player to your channel.
  
  

• (Optional) Change the Player-URL to your own environment.
  Click the Pairing Code 8 times, then click on "http://start.sklera.at".
  Use the "Change Player-URL" button to enter your own Player-URL and apply it by clicking "Save & Reload".

Note: SSH access is enabled by default.