diff --git a/src/agent-manager.ts b/src/agent-manager.ts
index 3a097ef..c938890 100644
--- a/src/agent-manager.ts
+++ b/src/agent-manager.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { spawn, type ChildProcess } from "node:child_process";
+import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
 import {
   existsSync,
   mkdirSync,
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index ce67f1b..3e6c532 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -46,12 +46,8 @@ export const CONFIG = {
   workspacesDir: join(HOME, ".fireclaw", "workspaces"),
   workspaceSizeMib: 64,
 
-  // S3 URLs for Firecracker CI assets
   assets: {
     kernelUrl:
       "https://s3.amazonaws.com/spec.ccfc.min/firecracker-ci/v1.11/x86_64/vmlinux-5.10.225",
-    rootfsListUrl:
-      "http://spec.ccfc.min.s3.amazonaws.com/?prefix=firecracker-ci/v1.11/x86_64/ubuntu",
-    rootfsBaseUrl: "https://s3.amazonaws.com/spec.ccfc.min",
   },
 } as const;
diff --git a/src/overseer.ts b/src/overseer.ts
index 8223a17..e7385a1 100644
--- a/src/overseer.ts
+++ b/src/overseer.ts
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export async function runOverseer(config: OverseerConfig) {
               );
               bot.say(event.target, `Models: ${lines.join(", ")}`);
             }
-          } catch (e) {
+          } catch {
             bot.say(event.target, "Error fetching models from Ollama.");
           }
           break;
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ export async function runOverseer(config: OverseerConfig) {
             } catch {}
 
             bot.say(event.target, `Agents: ${agents.length} running | Load: ${load} | RAM: ${freeMem}/${totalMem} GB free | Disk: ${diskFree} | Uptime: ${uptime}h | Ollama: ${ollamaModel}`);
-          } catch (e) {
+          } catch {
             bot.say(event.target, "Error getting status.");
           }
           break;
diff --git a/src/setup.ts b/src/setup.ts
index 8849f73..ca44f3a 100644
--- a/src/setup.ts
+++ b/src/setup.ts
@@ -36,70 +36,104 @@ export async function runSetup() {
   if (existsSync(CONFIG.baseRootfs)) {
     log("Base rootfs already exists, skipping download.");
   } else {
-    log("Downloading rootfs...");
+    log("Downloading Alpine Linux minirootfs...");
 
-    // Find latest rootfs key from S3 listing
+    const arch = execFileSync("uname", ["-m"], { encoding: "utf-8" }).trim();
+    const alpineTar = `${CONFIG.baseDir}/alpine-minirootfs.tar.gz`;
+
+    // Find latest Alpine version
     const listing = execFileSync(
       "curl",
-      ["-fsSL", CONFIG.assets.rootfsListUrl],
+      ["-fsSL", "https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/releases/" + arch + "/"],
       { encoding: "utf-8", timeout: 30_000 }
     );
-    const keys = [...listing.matchAll(/<Key>([^<]+)<\/Key>/g)].map(
-      (m) => m[1]
+    const match = listing.match(
+      new RegExp(`alpine-minirootfs-[\\d.]+-${arch}\\.tar\\.gz`, "g")
     );
-    const rootfsKey = keys.sort().pop();
-    if (!rootfsKey) throw new Error("Could not find rootfs in S3 listing");
+    if (!match || match.length === 0)
+      throw new Error("Could not find Alpine minirootfs");
+    const filename = match.sort().pop()!;
 
-    const squashfsPath = `${CONFIG.baseDir}/rootfs.squashfs`;
-    download(`${CONFIG.assets.rootfsBaseUrl}/${rootfsKey}`, squashfsPath);
-    log("Rootfs downloaded. Converting squashfs to ext4...");
+    download(
+      `https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/releases/${arch}/${filename}`,
+      alpineTar
+    );
+    log("Alpine downloaded. Building ext4 rootfs...");
 
-    // Convert squashfs to ext4
-    const squashMount = "/tmp/fireclaw-squash";
-    const ext4Mount = "/tmp/fireclaw-ext4";
-    mkdirSync(squashMount, { recursive: true });
+    // Create ext4 image and unpack Alpine
+    const ext4Mount = "/tmp/fireclaw-alpine";
     mkdirSync(ext4Mount, { recursive: true });
 
     try {
-      execFileSync(
-        "sudo",
-        ["mount", "-t", "squashfs", squashfsPath, squashMount],
-        { stdio: "pipe" }
-      );
-      execFileSync("truncate", ["-s", "1G", CONFIG.baseRootfs], {
+      execFileSync("truncate", ["-s", "256M", CONFIG.baseRootfs], {
         stdio: "pipe",
       });
-      execFileSync("sudo", ["/usr/sbin/mkfs.ext4", CONFIG.baseRootfs], {
+      execFileSync("sudo", ["/usr/sbin/mkfs.ext4", "-q", CONFIG.baseRootfs], {
         stdio: "pipe",
       });
       execFileSync("sudo", ["mount", CONFIG.baseRootfs, ext4Mount], {
         stdio: "pipe",
       });
-      execFileSync("sudo", ["cp", "-a", `${squashMount}/.`, ext4Mount], {
+      execFileSync("sudo", ["tar", "xzf", alpineTar, "-C", ext4Mount], {
         stdio: "pipe",
       });
 
-      // Bake in DNS config
+      // DNS
       execSync(
         `echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" | sudo tee ${ext4Mount}/etc/resolv.conf > /dev/null`
       );
 
-      log("Rootfs converted.");
+      // Inittab for serial console
+      execSync(`sudo tee ${ext4Mount}/etc/inittab > /dev/null << 'EOF'
+::sysinit:/sbin/openrc sysinit
+::sysinit:/sbin/openrc boot
+::sysinit:/sbin/openrc default
+ttyS0::respawn:/sbin/getty -L 115200 ttyS0 vt100
+::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/reboot
+::shutdown:/sbin/openrc shutdown
+EOF`);
+
+      // Hostname
+      execSync(
+        `echo "fireclaw" | sudo tee ${ext4Mount}/etc/hostname > /dev/null`
+      );
+
+      // Allow root login (no password, SSH key auth only)
+      execSync(
+        `sudo sed -i 's/root:x:/root::/' ${ext4Mount}/etc/passwd`
+      );
+
+      // Install base packages
+      log("Installing Alpine packages (openssh, python3, curl, ca-certificates)...");
+      execFileSync(
+        "sudo",
+        ["chroot", ext4Mount, "/bin/sh", "-c",
+         "apk update && apk add --no-cache openssh-server ca-certificates curl jq python3 bash openrc && " +
+         "rc-update add sshd default && ssh-keygen -A && " +
+         "echo 'PermitRootLogin prohibit-password' >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config && " +
+         "mkdir -p /run/openrc && touch /run/openrc/softlevel"],
+        { stdio: "pipe", timeout: 120_000 }
+      );
+
+      // Networking init script
+      execSync(`sudo tee ${ext4Mount}/etc/init.d/networking > /dev/null << 'EOF'
+#!/sbin/openrc-run
+depend() { need localmount; }
+start() { ip link set lo up; return 0; }
+EOF`);
+      execFileSync("sudo", ["chmod", "+x", `${ext4Mount}/etc/init.d/networking`], { stdio: "pipe" });
+      execFileSync("sudo", ["chroot", ext4Mount, "rc-update", "add", "networking", "boot"], { stdio: "pipe" });
+
+      log("Alpine rootfs built.");
     } finally {
-      try {
-        execFileSync("sudo", ["umount", squashMount], { stdio: "pipe" });
-      } catch {}
       try {
         execFileSync("sudo", ["umount", ext4Mount], { stdio: "pipe" });
       } catch {}
-      try {
-        execFileSync("rmdir", [squashMount], { stdio: "pipe" });
-      } catch {}
       try {
         execFileSync("rmdir", [ext4Mount], { stdio: "pipe" });
       } catch {}
       try {
-        execFileSync("rm", ["-f", squashfsPath], { stdio: "pipe" });
+        execFileSync("rm", ["-f", alpineTar], { stdio: "pipe" });
       } catch {}
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/snapshot.ts b/src/snapshot.ts
index 6edbc27..2069a2d 100644
--- a/src/snapshot.ts
+++ b/src/snapshot.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import {
 import {
   ensureBaseImage,
   ensureSshKeypair,
-  createRunCopy,
   injectSshKey,
 } from "./rootfs.js";
 import { waitForSsh } from "./ssh.js";