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Maintenance & Recovery

Rebuild the Server

Use the golden image, storage notes and saved application definitions to recover without starting from memory.

Guide difficulty⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beginner Friendly
Estimated time⏱️ Around 20–40 minutesEstimated for a first-time user.

Recovery order

  1. Confirm whether data storage is healthy before changing it.
  2. Restore or rewrite the tested Raspberry Pi OS image.
  3. Restore network and SSH access.
  4. Re-enable SATA and verify drives.
  5. Assemble and mount existing storage without recreating or formatting it.
  6. Restore CasaOS and application definitions.
  7. Restore persistent configuration.
  8. Test locally before restoring remote access.
IMAGE PLACEHOLDERRecovery folder on a PC containing the golden image, YAML files, notes and checksums.
Required image: Recovery folder on a PC containing the golden image, YAML files, notes and checksums.
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