How to deploy Nerves Firmware via Ethernet/Wifi/USB

[nelsonic]

Using the mix firmware.burn command to write the firmware to the SD Card is fine the first couple of times,
but if you need to make several changes/updates per day and have to keep removing the Micro SD card it gets old.

Todo

• Research and writeup detailed instructions for re-deploying Nerves firmware updates directly to the target device

[th0mas]

For simple "one-device" setups, running mix firmware.gen.script then ./upload is probably the easiest solution.

For a fleet of devices, Nerves Hub (https://docs.nerves-hub.org) is an open source firmware update server that would fit our use-case really well. Only this is the project is really young as doesn't have anywhere near complete documentation yet.

[nelsonic]

I'm busy going through https://elixirschool.com/en/lessons/advanced/nerves
as you say, the mix firmware.gen.script is recommended. thanks! 👍