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Turn a Raspberry Pi into a smart USB drive for your Tesla's dashcam. Clips archive themselves. A web UI lets you review, search, and back them up — no SSH, no config files.

Install in one line

On a Pi already running Pi OS:

sudo -i
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Sentry-Six/Sentry-USB-Rusty/main/install-pi.sh | bash

Then open http://sentryusb.local and the Setup Wizard takes you the rest of the way.

What you need

Tier	Boards	Notes
Recommended	Raspberry Pi 4B, Raspberry Pi 5	USB 3.0 — fastest copies, best web UI responsiveness
Tested	Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, Raspberry Pi 3 (A+/B/B+)	USB 2.0 OTG — works fine, slower archive speeds
Community	Radxa Rock Pi 4C+, Radxa Zero 3W	Reported working by users, not officially supported

Plus:

• MicroSD card, 256 GB or larger recommended
• A USB 3.0 data cable (not charge-only) — Pi to your Tesla. Use a 3.0 cable even on boards that only support USB 2.0 OTG: 3.0 cables deliver more power, which keeps lower-end boards stable.
• WiFi network with internet (for first-time setup and updates)

Quick Links

Page	What's on it
Getting Started	Install in 10 minutes
Setup Wizard Guide	Every wizard step explained
Archive Methods	CIFS, rsync, rclone, NFS
Notifications	Push notifications to your phone
Sentry Cloud	Encrypted cloud backup (in beta)
Troubleshooting	Things that go wrong
FAQ	Common questions

Links

• Site: sentryusb.com
• GitHub: Sentry-Six/Sentry-USB-Rusty
• Releases: Latest
• Discord: Community chat
• License: MIT