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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/obtaining.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/obtaining.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..ceeeb5c0ac09 --- /dev/null +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/obtaining.xml @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" + xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" + version="5.0" + xml:id="sec-obtaining"> + +<title>Obtaining NixOS</title> + +<para>NixOS ISO images can be downloaded from the <link +xlink:href="http://nixos.org/nixos/download.html">NixOS +homepage</link>. These can be burned onto a CD. It is also possible +to copy them onto a USB stick and install NixOS from there. For +details, see the <link +xlink:href="https://nixos.org/wiki/Installing_NixOS_from_a_USB_stick">NixOS +Wiki</link>.</para> + +<para>As an alternative to installing NixOS yourself, you can get a +running NixOS system through several other means: + +<itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Using virtual appliances in Open Virtualization Format (OVF) + that can be imported into VirtualBox. These are available from + the <link xlink:href="http://nixos.org/nixos/download.html">NixOS + homepage</link>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Using AMIs for Amazon’s EC2. To find one for your region + and instance type, please refer to the <link + xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixops/blob/master/nix/ec2-amis.nix">list + of most recent AMIs</link>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Using NixOps, the NixOS-based cloud deployment tool, which + allows you to provision VirtualBox and EC2 NixOS instances from + declarative specifications. Check out the <link + xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixops">NixOps + homepage</link> for details.</para> + </listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +</para> + +</chapter> |