# Umbrel OS Fan programming **URL:** \ **Category:** Support and Troubleshooting\ **Created:** [June 1, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/umbrel-os-fan-programming/7911 "2022-06-01T18:02:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hunter1981](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/48db29/32.png) [@Hunter1981](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Hunter1981)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/umbrel-os-fan-programming/7911/1 "2022-06-01T18:02:24Z")
Hello I have installed Umbrel OS onto SD card ready to put it into my pi 4, and read that I need to program my fanshim fan so it’s not constantly running, it says I need pi os on my sd card then place it into my pi 4 then down load the commands. Can this be done with umbrel OS ? What should I do? Please help Thanks Gary ---
**Author:** ![Sudo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/sudo/32/409_2.png) [@Sudo](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Sudo)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/umbrel-os-fan-programming/7911/2 "2022-06-01T19:54:11Z")
Not that I know of but I would probably recommend just plugging the fan in and letting it run 24/7. Since Umbrel will run 24/7 you’ll want the cooling at all times. The fan shouldn’t wear out that fast. Mines been running for a little over a year and I just use a duster can on it every few months or so. No issues. Hope that helps. -Sudo ---
**Author:** ![Hunter1981](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/48db29/32.png) [@Hunter1981](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Hunter1981)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/umbrel-os-fan-programming/7911/3 "2022-06-01T20:25:45Z")
Ooh ok then I will do that, the fan is super silent I never even thought it was on at first it was so silent. I will do that then as it’s running Bitcoin node 24/7 thank you very much. Much appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Sudo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/sudo/32/409_2.png) [@Sudo](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Sudo)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/umbrel-os-fan-programming/7911/4 "2022-06-01T22:20:05Z")
Your welcome! Interesting. My fan is on the loud side. I got mine with the official raspberry pi case from Adafruit. Which one did you get? -Sudo ---
**Author:** ![Hunter1981](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/48db29/32.png) [@Hunter1981](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Hunter1981)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2022, 12:55am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/umbrel-os-fan-programming/7911/5 "2022-06-05T00:55:53Z")
Hello I got the pibow fan shim I’m amazed at its silence. Link below. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/getumbrel/original/2X/2/2724c47e10baced91561d2674de4d4ec2b581a03.jpeg) > **[Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi](https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/fan-shim?variant=29210095812691¤cy=GBP&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=google%2Bshopping&gclid=Cj0KCQjwheyUBhD-ARIsAHJNM-M6w-SfxBtDCbiA873n4MxIodmEV7y86bpJeRqhn7G_CpMJOSjukicaAlVHEALw_wcB)** > > Make your Raspberry Pi 4 seriously cool with Fan SHIM! This 30mm no-solder, controllable CPU fan with RGB LED and tactile switch will give your Raspberry Pi significantly better thermal performance. It's whisper-quiet too! ---
**Author:** ![BitView](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/bitview/32/3856_2.png) [@BitView](https://community.umbrel.com/u/BitView)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 12:59pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/umbrel-os-fan-programming/7911/6 "2024-04-03T12:59:43Z")
Hi, I updated my node with Umbrel-OS1.0.4. When it was running PI-OS, my fan worked perfect. Now with Umbrel OS it doesn’t work anymore. My node gets very hot and I turned it off. Is there any fan software taken up in the Umbrel OS or do I need specific SW to run my fan taking in accordance with temperature? Regards, JW ---
**Author:** ![mjsp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mjsp](https://community.umbrel.com/u/mjsp)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/umbrel-os-fan-programming/7911/7 "2024-04-10T13:32:01Z")
I am facing the same problem. raspi-config doesn’t work on Umbrel-OS 1.0.4 and I’m really regretting updating to it because my fan is now constantly on and really noisy, whereas before I simply configured it to come on above 70C and it would happen once in a blue moon. Wonder if downgrading is possible…? ---
**Author:** ![whynot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@whynot](https://community.umbrel.com/u/whynot)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2025, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/umbrel-os-fan-programming/7911/8 "2025-04-29T22:57:01Z")
A gave up using Umbrel about a year ago due to not being able to get the fan to work properly. Can someone point me in the right direction for how to get the fan to work using Umbrel. Umbrel sure has been frustrating to use for me.