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fix: more docs w.r.t. bootstrap iso
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doc/start/bootstrapping.md

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@@ -21,19 +21,22 @@ partition to `/mnt/boot`:
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$ mount /dev/disk/by-label/nixos /mnt
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$ mkdir -p /mnt/boot && mount /dev/disk/by-label/boot /mnt/boot # UEFI only
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$ swapon /dev/disk/by-label/swap
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# add some extra space to the store, it's running on a tmpfs on your RAM
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```
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Add some extra space to the store. In the iso, it's running on a tmpfs
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off your RAM:
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```console
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$ mkdir -p /mnt/tmpstore/{work,store}
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$ mount -t overlay overlay -olowerdir=/nix/store,upperdir=/mnt/tmpstore/store,workdir=/mnt/tmpstore/work /nix/store
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```
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## Install
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Install using the `flk` wrapper baked into the iso off of a copy of devos
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from the time the iso was built:
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Install off of a copy of devos from the time the iso was built:
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```console
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$ cd /iso/devos
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$ nixos-install --flake .#NixOS # use same host as above
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$ nixos-install --flake .#NixOS
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## Notes of interest
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The iso live installer comes preconfigured with a network configuration
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which announces it's hostname via [MulticastDNS][mDNS] as `hostname.local`,
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that is `NixOS.local` in the [iso example](./iso).
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that is `bootstrap.local` in the [iso example](./iso).
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In the rare case that [MulticastDNS][mDNS] is not availabe or turned off
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in your network, there is a static link-local IPv6 address configured to
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following options:
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```console
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ssh root@NixOS.local
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ssh root@bootstrap.local
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ssh root@fe80::47%eno1 # where eno1 is your network interface on which you are linked to the target
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```

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