diff --git a/internal/bootdeploy/bootdeploy.go b/internal/bootdeploy/bootdeploy.go
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+package bootdeploy
+
+import ()
+
+type BootDeploy struct {
+	inDir          string
+	outDir         string
+	ubootBoardname string
+}
+
+// New returns a new BootDeploy, which then runs:
+//
+//	boot-deploy -d indir -o outDir
+//
+// ubootBoardname is used for copying in some u-boot files prior to running
+// boot-deploy. This is optional, passing an empty string is ok if this is not
+// needed.
+func New(inDir, outDir, ubootBoardname string) *BootDeploy {
+	return &BootDeploy{
+		inDir:          inDir,
+		outDir:         outDir,
+		ubootBoardname: ubootBoardname,
+	}
+}
+
+func (b *BootDeploy) Run() error {
+
+	return nil
+}