nextcloud / nextcloud/nextcloudpi

Use GPT partition table for Raspberry Pi image

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Description

Description
Currently Nextcloudpi uses an msdos partion table.
I want to boot my Raspberry Pi 4 from an external 6TB USB disk.
However, the maximum partition size is ~ 2TB for the msdos partition table. So I cannot create one large partition for the data.

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Research direction

The issue names no files or tests. Start by locating the NextcloudPi Raspberry Pi image build entry point and the code that creates its msdos partition table; done means the image uses GPT and supports a single data partition on a 6TB external USB disk while remaining bootable on a Raspberry Pi 4.

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Assessment

Tech stack
raspberry-pi, shell
Domain
embedded-iot, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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