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<indexterm><primary>installation</primary></indexterm>
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<para>Beginning with &os; 9.0-RELEASE, &os; provides an easy
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to use, text-based installation
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program named <application>bsdinstall</application>. This
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chapter describes how to install &os; using
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<para>There are several different ways of getting &os; to run,
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depending on the environment. Those are:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>Virtual Machine images, to download and
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import on a virtual environment of choice.
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These can be downloaded from the
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<link xlink:href="https://www.freebsd.org/where.html">Download FreeBSD</link>
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page. There are images for KVM (<quote>qcow2</quote>),
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VMWare (<quote>vmdk</quote>), Hyper-V (<quote>vhd</quote>),
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and raw device images that are universally supported.
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These are not installation images, but rather the
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preconfigured (<quote>already installed</quote>) instances,
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ready to run and perform post-installation tasks.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Virtual Machine images available at Amazon's
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<link xlink:href="https://aws.amazon.com/mp/solutions/freebsd/">AWS Marketplace</link>,
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<link xlink:href="https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps?search=freebsd&page=1">Microsoft Azure Marketplace</link>,
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and <link xlink:href="https://console.cloud.google.com/launcher/details/freebsd-cloud/freebsd-11">Google Cloud Platform</link>,
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to run on their respective hosting services.
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For more information on deploying &os;
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on Azure please consult the relevant chapter in the
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<link xlink:href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/freebsd-intro-on-azure">Azure Documentation</link>.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>SD card images, for embedded systems such
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as Raspberry Pi or BeagleBone Black. These can be
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downloaded from the
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<link xlink:href="https://www.freebsd.org/where.html">Download FreeBSD</link>
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page. These files must be uncompressed and written
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as a raw image to an SD card, from which the board will
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then boot.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Installation images, to install &os; on
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a hard drive for the usual desktop, laptop, or server
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systems.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>The rest of this chapter describes the fourth case,
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explaining how to install &os; using the text-based
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installation program named
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<application>bsdinstall</application>.</para>
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<para>In general, the installation instructions in this chapter
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