Connect the Micro SD Card to Your Computer

Insert your micro SD card into a micro SD to SD card adapter.

Then insert the adapter into your MacBook's SD card slot.

Install WendyOS

Use the wendy CLI to install the operating system:

wendy os install

Select Raspberry Pi 5 and then select your drive. You'll begin a process of downloading a copy of WendyOS to your SD card. This could take a while but soon you'll be prompted to put WendyOS on the micro SD card.

You'll need to enter your user's administrator password for this to continue.

Insert the Micro SD Card into Your Pi

Remove the SD card from your computer and insert the micro SD card into your Raspberry Pi 5.

Connect the Pi to Your Computer

Connect your Raspberry Pi 5 to your computer using a USB-C cable. This will allow you to deploy and manage apps on your device.

Discover Your Device

Wait 1-2 minutes after powering on your Pi to allow WendyOS to fully boot. Then run:

wendy discover
# Set this device as your default
wendy device set-default

You should see your Raspberry Pi 5 appear in the list of discovered devices.

Your device is now ready for development! For more information on device discovery and configuration, see Discovering Devices.