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The [[Installation guide#Installing_on_VPS_.26_Cloud_Providers|Installing on VPS & Cloud Providers]] section of the installation guide page explains methods that can be used on various providers. As always, with unsupported hosts and unsupported distributions, your mileage may vary.
This section links to or explains methods that can be used on various providers. As always, with unsupported hosts and unsupported distributions, your mileage may vary.
 
Not all providers allow to upload own images or provide NixOS images for installation. However there are a few ways to install NixOS anyhow. [https://github.com/jeaye/nixos-in-place nixos-in-place] and [https://github.com/elitak/nixos-infect nixos-infect] are generic approaches to install NixOS from an existing Linux.  A different approach is to build an kexec-based image to start the installer from an booted linux as shown in this [https://github.com/cleverca22/nix-tests/tree/master/kexec repo].
 
See also the [[NixOps]] project, which also provides interfaces to different cloud providers.

Revision as of 20:28, 25 November 2017

1st class NixOS support

Packet NixOS on Packet
Linode Install and Configure NixOS on a Linode
VPS2day When ordering or configuring, the "Manual Install (Advanced)" option includes NixOS. Installation is done through a web-based console.

Support NixOS via custom ISO

Vultr nixos.wiki is running on a NixOS VPS at Vultr
netcup NixOS ISO can be uploaded via FTP to be available in the server control panel.

(in the SCP, navigate to: 'Media' → 'Images')

Hetzner Online NixOS ISO can be provided by the support. Just request them to make the ISO available via the support formular (provide a download link to the ISO)
LiteServer NixOS ISO is available from the control panel.
BuyVM An ISO file for NixOS 17.03 is available via the Stallion control panel under CD-Rom > Development.

Other means of installation

Amazon EC2 See NixOS on Amazon EC2
Online See Install NixOS on Online.Net
Rackspace See Install NixOS on Rackspace Cloud Servers
OVH / Kimsufi / So you Start See this blogpost by Augustin Borsu
Google Cloud Platform See Installing NixOS on GCE

Hoster-agnostic means of installation

This section links to or explains methods that can be used on various providers. As always, with unsupported hosts and unsupported distributions, your mileage may vary.

Not all providers allow to upload own images or provide NixOS images for installation. However there are a few ways to install NixOS anyhow. nixos-in-place and nixos-infect are generic approaches to install NixOS from an existing Linux. A different approach is to build an kexec-based image to start the installer from an booted linux as shown in this repo.

See also the NixOps project, which also provides interfaces to different cloud providers.