My Astro Notes

I needed a wireless connectivity to my telescope and found Raspberry Pi 5 as the perfect candidate. Here is a quick guide based on my experience installing AstroArch, the 64-bit OS that turns the Pi into a seamless INDI/Ekos controller. My initial plan was to install Astroberry on a Raspberry Pi 5. However, after flashing the software, I realized that Astroberry is not supported on the Raspberry Pi 5. Astroberry isn't natively supported on the Raspberry Pi 5 because it's built on an outdated 32-bit Debian 10 (Buster) OS. The Pi 5 requires a 64-bit OS (like Debian 12 Bookworm) and newer software; specifically, the core KStars/Ekos/INDI platform has moved to 64-bit, leaving Astroberry's old packages incompatible with new hardware and modern camera drivers. Since this didn't work, I searched for an alternative and found AstroArch. AstroArch AstroArch is a purpose-built, 64-bit operating system designed specifically for the Raspberry Pi 4 and 5. It transforms your compact...