Add a Device

Set up a device with everything you need to deploy a Workflow using Deployment Manager.

To deploy a Workflow with Deployment Manager, you first need to add a device to your Roboflow account.

Adding a device will:

• Install Roboflow Inference, our edge computer vision inference server, and all required dependencies, including Docker.

• Register the device so it can be monitored from your Roboflow account.

⚠️ Before proceeding, we strongly recommend you review our Hardware Requirements for supported devices.

Add a new device from the "Deployments" page. Name the device, then choose a device type. Each type has its own setup method.

Roboflow OS

Choose "Roboflow OS" to provision a device flashed with Roboflow OS from a configuration file, with no terminal access required:

1. Download the device.json configuration file from the modal.

2. Copy device.json onto a USB flash drive.

3. Plug the USB drive into your Roboflow OS edge computer.

4. Boot (or reboot) the device with the USB drive plugged in.

5. Wait for the device to appear in Deployment Manager.

Debian

Choose "Debian" to set up your own supported hardware with a remote install command.

Execute the command provided after you create your device on a terminal on your device. This command will set up Inference on your system and register your device with the Roboflow dashboard. Your edge device will need an internet connection to run this command.

All In One

Choose "All In One" to provision a Roboflow AI1 device from a configuration file, with no terminal access required:

1. Download the device.json configuration file from the modal.

2. Copy device.json onto a USB flash drive.

3. Plug the USB drive into your AI1 device.

4. Reset the device.

5. Wait for the device to appear in Deployment Manager.

Once your device appears in Deployment Manager, the next step is configuring a stream on the device that runs your computer vision workflow.

If you have a corporate firewall in place that applies to your edge hardware, contact your account manager for guidance on how to ensure the installation process runs successfully. You may need to whitelist Roboflow's device management domains, which are https://api.roboflow.com and https://repo.roboflow.com. For Roboflow EU Workspaces, whitelist https://repo.roboflow.eu instead of https://repo.roboflow.com.