enabled in your server's firmware settings. Secure boot needs to be disabled
when booting an installer prior to {pmg} version 8.1.
+[thumbnail="installer/pmg-grub-menu.png"]
+
After choosing the correct entry (for example, Boot from USB) the {pmg} menu
will be displayed, and one of the following options can be selected:
-image::images/installer/pmg-grub-menu.png[]
-
Install {pmg} (Graphical)::
Start normal installation.
can be used if the machine is completely headless and only has a serial console
available.
+[thumbnail="installer/pmg-tui-installer.png"]
+
Both modes use the same code base for the actual installation process to
benefit from more than a decade of bug fixes and ensure feature parity.
run this option.
You normally select *Install {pmg} (Graphical)* to start the installation.
-image::images/installer/pmg-select-target-disk.png[]
+
+[thumbnail="installer/pmg-select-target-disk.png"]
The first step is to read our EULA (End User License Agreement). Following
this, you can select the target hard disk(s) for the installation.
WARNING: ZFS on top of any hardware RAID is not supported and can result in data
loss.
-image::images/installer/pmg-select-location.png[]
+[thumbnail="installer/pmg-select-location.png", float="left"]
The next page asks for basic configuration options like your
location, timezone, and keyboard layout. The location is used to
change them in rare situations when auto-detection fails, or when you want to
use a keyboard layout not commonly used in your country.
-image::images/installer/pmg-set-password.png[]
+[thumbnail="installer/pmg-set-password.png"]
You then need to specify an email address and the superuser (root)
password. The password must have at least 5 characters, but we highly
All those notification mails will be sent to the specified email address.
-image::images/installer/pmg-setup-network.png[]
+[thumbnail="installer/pmg-setup-network.png"]
The next step is the network configuration. Please note that you can use either
IPv4 or IPv6 here, but not both. If you want to configure a dual stack node,
you can easily do that after the installation.
-image::images/installer/pmg-summary.png[]
+[thumbnail="installer/pmg-installation.png", float="left"]
When you press `Next`, you will see an overview of your entered configuration.
Please re-check every setting, you can still use the `Previous` button to go
After clicking `Install`, the installer will begin to format and copy packages
to the target disk(s).
-image::images/installer/pmg-installation.png[]
+[thumbnail="installer/pmg-summary.png"]
Copying the packages usually takes several minutes. When this is
finished, you can reboot the server.
Further configuration is done via the {pmg} web interface:
-[thumbnail="pmg-gui-login-window.png"]
+[thumbnail="screenshot/pmg-gui-login-window.png"]
. Point your browser to the IP address given during the installation
(https://youripaddress:8006).
Repository Management
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-[thumbnail="pmg-gui-admin-repositories.png"]
+[thumbnail="screenshot/pmg-gui-admin-repositories.png"]
Since {pmg} 7.0 you can check the repository state in the web interface. The
'Dashboard' shows a high level status overview, while the separate 'Repository'