Choose the installation method that works best for your hardware and setup.
On a fresh Raspberry Pi OS Lite or Debian installation, run:
bash <(curl -sL https://install-anthias.srly.io)The installer will set up Docker, pull the container images, and start Anthias. This takes around 10–15 minutes depending on your hardware and network speed.
Once the installation completes, open a browser and navigate to your device's IP address. The Anthias web dashboard will be ready at port 80.
Upload images and videos, or add URLs to web pages. Set a schedule for each asset, and Anthias takes care of the rest.
The quickest path for supported Raspberry Pi models. Open Raspberry Pi Imager and find Anthias under Other specific-purpose OS. Flash the SD card and boot.
Pi 5 images are not yet available in the Imager. Use the command-line installer or disk images instead.
Download a disk image from the latest GitHub release and flash it to an SD card with Raspberry Pi Imager or balenaEtcher. Images are compressed with Zstandard (.zst).
For a fully managed device experience with automatic over-the-air updates. Find Anthias images on balenaHub Fleets for Good for Pi 2 through Pi 5.
Anthias runs on Raspberry Pi single-board computers, 64-bit x86 PCs, and 64-bit ARM single-board computers (Rock Pi, Orange Pi, Banana Pi and similar via Armbian). Supported on Raspberry Pi OS, Debian (Trixie or Bookworm), and the corresponding Armbian builds.
| Device | Architecture | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Raspberry Pi 5 Model B | 64-bit | Recommended |
| Raspberry Pi 4 Model B | 64-bit | Recommended |
| Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ | 64-bit | Maintenance |
| Raspberry Pi 3 Model B | 64-bit | Maintenance |
| Raspberry Pi 2 Model B | 32-bit | Maintenance |
| x86 PC (NUC or similar) | 64-bit | Recommended |
| Generic 64-bit ARM SBC (Rock Pi, Orange Pi, Banana Pi…) | 64-bit | Best-effort |
Generic 64-bit ARM SBCs run the same Anthias stack on Debian-based Armbian (Bookworm / Trixie) with software video decode. Ubuntu-based Armbian builds aren’t supported — the installer wires up the Debian Docker apt repository, so Ubuntu releases fail at “apt update”. Hardware video decode varies per SoC and isn’t wired up out of the box — expect software decode (smooth at 720p, stutter-prone at 1080p, CPU-heavy at 4K). Per-SoC hardware decode is a follow-up; see issue #2849.
Check the documentation, ask on the forum, or file an issue on GitHub.