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@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ To build the software, you will need to install [Rustup](https://rustup.rs/). Yo
 ```bash
 sudo apt install git protobuf-compiler
 cargo install cargo-deb
+rustup target add aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu # necessary to build for all RPi models 2B and newer
+rustup target add arm-unknown-linux-musleabihf # necessary to build for RPi zero, and RPi 1
 ```
 
 After these are installed, restart your terminal, or open a new one. Then run these commands:
@@ -42,7 +44,16 @@ After these are installed, restart your terminal, or open a new one. Then run th
 git clone https://gitlab.scd31.com/cats/igate
 cd igate
 git pull
-cargo deb
 ```
 
-The resulting deb package will placed in `target/debian/cats-igate_VERSION.deb`. The package can be installed with `sudo dpkg -i target/debian/cats-igate_VERSION.deb`, replacing `VERSION` with whatever version and architecture was built.
+To build for modern Raspberry Pis (everything newer than Model 2B):
+```bash
+cargo deb --target aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+```
+
+To build for the Rasberry Pi Zero or Pi 1:
+```bash
+cargo deb --target arm-unknown-linux-musleabihf
+```
+
+The resulting deb package will placed in `target/$TARGET_ARCH/debian/cats-igate_VERSION_arm64.deb`. The package can be installed with `sudo dpkg -i target/$TARGET_ARCH/debian/cats-igate_VERSION.deb`, replacing `TARGET_ARCH` with the architecture specified in `cargo deb`, and `VERSION` with whatever version and architecture was built.