diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 40fd14c..0e8144e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-vcpi.img.xz
-
+vcpi.img
diff --git a/patch/native.vcv b/patch/native.vcv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68d09d2
Binary files /dev/null and b/patch/native.vcv differ
diff --git a/prepare-image.sh b/prepare-image.sh
index 271974c..5b5c29e 100755
--- a/prepare-image.sh
+++ b/prepare-image.sh
@@ -30,16 +30,27 @@ chown 1000:1000 /tmp/rpi-img/home/pi/.ssh/authorized_keys
 #provision scripts
 cp -v ./src/setup.sh /tmp/rpi-img/root/setup.sh
 
+#enable systemd-time-wait-sync
+ln -v -s /lib/systemd/system/systemd-time-wait-sync.service /tmp/rpi-img/etc/systemd/system/sysinit.target.wants/systemd-time-wait-sync.service
+
 #setup autorun on first boot
 cp -v ./src/firstboot.service /tmp/rpi-img/lib/systemd/system/firstboot.service
 ln -v -s /lib/systemd/system/firstboot.service /tmp/rpi-img/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants
 
-#enable systemd-time-wait-sync
-ln -v -s /lib/systemd/system/systemd-time-wait-sync.service /tmp/rpi-img/etc/systemd/system/sysinit.target.wants/systemd-time-wait-sync.service
-
 # disable built-in audio
 sed -i 's/^dtparam=audio=on/#&/' /tmp/rpi-img/boot/config.txt
 
+# setup Cardinal
+mkdir -v /tmp/rpi-img/opt/Cardinal
+wget https://github.com/DISTRHO/Cardinal/releases/download/24.09/Cardinal-linux-aarch64-24.09.tar.gz -O /tmp/rpi-img/opt/Cardinal/Cardinal-linux-aarch64.tar.gz
+tar -xzvf /tmp/rpi-img/opt/Cardinal/Cardinal-linux-aarch64.tar.gz -C /tmp/rpi-img/opt/Cardinal/ CardinalNative
+
+# setup GUI payload
+ln -v -s /lib/systemd/system/payload.service /tmp/rpi-img/etc/systemd/system/graphical.target.wants
+
+# deploy native patch
+cp -v ./patch/native.vcv /home/pi/Documents/templates/native.vcv
+
 echo "] press enter to write the image"
 read
 
diff --git a/src/payload.service b/src/payload.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65eb450
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/payload.service
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Start GUI Payload
+
+[Service]
+Environment=DISPLAY=:0
+Environment=XAUTHORITY=/home/pi/.Xauthority
+User=pi
+Group=pi
+ExecStart=/opt/Cardinal/CardinalNative
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=10s
+KillMode=process
+TimeoutSec=infinity
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=graphical.target