You don't HAVE to boot RPi4+ from an SD card. RPi4 and RPi5 can boot from an ext... | Hacker News

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		jhgb 50 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Don't throw away your old PC–it makes a better NAS... You don't HAVE to boot RPi4+ from an SD card. RPi4 and RPi5 can boot from an external SSD just fine. I don't recall the last time I used an SD card in an RPi but it must have been years.

type0 49 days ago [–]

Yeah, that's what i have done, but it becomes bulky which doesn't always fits the project

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