# NextCloudPi for Android devices (Linux Deploy Installer Image)

**URL:** <https://help.nextcloud.com/t/nextcloudpi-for-android-devices-linux-deploy-installer-image/140854>\
**Category:** 📦 Appliances (Docker, Snappy, VM, NCP, AIO)\
**Tags:** ncp\
**Created:** [June 19, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/nextcloudpi-for-android-devices-linux-deploy-installer-image/140854 "2022-06-19T21:41:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![DesktopECHO](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/desktopecho/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@DesktopECHO](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/DesktopECHO)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/nextcloudpi-for-android-devices-linux-deploy-installer-image/140854/1 "2022-06-19T21:41:00Z")

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I’ve got a ‘port’ of [NextCloudPi](https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloudpi/compare/master...DesktopECHO:master) running on Android inside a Linux Deploy container. All you need to get started is a rooted Android device from around 2013 or later. Form factor is unimportant; it could be a phone, tablet, HDMI stick, TV box, toaster, or **any device running Android**.

I started off with the ‘stock’ NextCloudPi installer (install.sh) and massaged it to run error-free, created new SysV initscripts and made a bunch of other fix-ups to account for differences in Android’s Linux behavior as compared to a stock Linux distribution.

Many ARM-based devices are becoming hard to come by due to supply chain woes so Android could serve as an interesting alternative. Folks wanting to buy a single-board ARM computer may already have a perfectly usable one nearby just gathering dust in a desk drawer somewhere.

**If your Android device has a battery and was unused for months or years, replace its battery.** Old, worn, or abused Li-ion batteries can fail when pushed back into service. Failure appears as a bulge in the battery, or worse a “thermal event” - Replacing it essentially serves as a UPS for your device.

[Disk image hosted on GitHub](https://github.com/DesktopECHO/linuxdeploy-images)

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**Author:** ![wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/wwe/32/72963_2.png) [@wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/wwe)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 2:23pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/nextcloudpi-for-android-devices-linux-deploy-installer-image/140854/2 "2024-12-13T14:23:26Z")

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