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Uploading the NixOS ISO to Proxmox

Download the NixOS ISO

Section titled “Download the NixOS ISO”

  1. Go to the NixOS download page. Or follow this link to directly download the latest minimal iso image (64-bit Intel/AMD).

  2. Choose the appropriate version (e.g., 64-bit Intel/AMD) and download it.

  3. Save the ISO file to a location on your local machine.

  4. Verify the checksum of the downloaded ISO file to ensure its integrity. You can find the checksums on the NixOS download page or you can follow this link.

  5. Use the following command to verify the checksum:

    Terminal window
    sha256sum /path/to/nixos-minimal-24.11.718051.9b5ac7ad4529-x86_64-linux.iso

  6. Compare the output with the checksum provided on the NixOS download page.

    Terminal window
     curl -L https://channels.nixos.org/nixos-24.11/latest-nixos-minimal-x86_64-linux.iso.sha256
     cadf4ae9c8c20653c80db9fcb19cf0af1abae9f10ed6fe2acbc8d2347ba85a0f  nixos-minimal-24.11.718051.9b5ac7ad4529-x86_64-linux.iso
    

     sha256sum nixos-minimal-24.11.718051.9b5ac7ad4529-x86_64-linux.iso
     cadf4ae9c8c20653c80db9fcb19cf0af1abae9f10ed6fe2acbc8d2347ba85a0f  nixos-minimal-24.11.718051.9b5ac7ad4529-x86_64-linux.iso

  7. If they match, the ISO file is valid.

  8. If they don’t match, re-download the ISO file and verify again.

Upload the ISO to Proxmox

Section titled “Upload the ISO to Proxmox”

  1. Select your desired storage (e.g., local) in the Proxmox web interface.

  2. Click on ISO Images in the left sidebar.

  3. Click on the Upload button in the top left corner.

  4. In the upload dialog, select the NixOS ISO file you downloaded earlier.

  5. Click Upload to start the upload process.

    Uploading the NixOS ISO to Proxmox

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