# Variscite VAR-SOM-MX8M-NANO - Debian Bullseye arm64

**URL:** <https://hub.mender.io/t/variscite-var-som-mx8m-nano-debian-bullseye-arm64/3010>\
**Category:** Debian family\
**Tags:** debian, nxp, imx8, buster, arm64, edi, bullseye\
**Created:** [December 18, 2020, 10:33am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/variscite-var-som-mx8m-nano-debian-bullseye-arm64/3010 "2020-12-18T10:33:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![lueschem](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/lueschem/32/214_2.png) [@lueschem](https://hub.mender.io/u/lueschem)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 10:33am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/variscite-var-som-mx8m-nano-debian-bullseye-arm64/3010/1 "2020-12-18T10:33:48Z")

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# Summary

The [edi-var project configuration](https://github.com/lueschem/edi-var) allows you to build Mender enabled system and update images for the [Variscite VAR-SOM-MX8M-NANO](https://www.variscite.com/product/system-on-module-som/cortex-a53-krait/var-som-mx8m-nano-nxp-i-mx-8m-nano/).  
Furthermore the same configuration can be used to build a LXD container with a preinstalled cross compilation toolchain.

The table below gives an indication about the minimal storage requirements:

| OS setup | Size on storage | Update artifact size | Source image | Test result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Debian Bullseye arm64](https://www.debian.org/releases/bullseye/index.en.html) | dynamic (recommended storage size \>= 4GB) | 91 MB | n/a (built from scratch based on Debian bullseye) | :test_works: |

 ![VAR-SOM-MX8M-NANO](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/mender/original/1X/30c83000369f85f02b1ae0884e9fa1a6e245327f.jpeg)

# Setup

For the setup and further instructions please refer to the [edi-var project configuration](https://github.com/lueschem/edi-var).

# Get Started with Mender

In order to connect to your Mender tenant please adjust the Mender tenant token according to [this description](https://github.com/lueschem/edi-var#connecting-to-mender).  
After your device is up and running with network, follow the instructions in the [Mender get started tutorial](https://docs.mender.io/get-started) to connect to a Mender server and start deploying updates.

# Further Information

- [official device documentation](https://variwiki.com/index.php?title=VAR-SOM-MX8M-NANO)
- [edi project page](https://www.get-edi.io)
- [edi documentation](https://docs.get-edi.io)