.. _Using Kickstart File:

Using Kickstart File
--------------------

To install |product_name| using a kickstart file, you first need to make the kickstart file accessible over the network. To do this:

#. Copy the kickstart file to the same directory on the HTTP server where the |product_name| installation files are stored (e.g., to ``/var/www/html/astor``).

#. Add the following string to the ``/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default`` file on the PXE server:

   ::

       inst.ks=<HTTP_server_address>/<path_to_kickstart_file>

   .. include:: /includes/using-kickstart-file-part1.inc

   Assuming that the HTTP server has the IP address of 198.123.123.198, the ``DocumentRoot`` directory is set to ``/var/www/html``, and the full path to your kickstart file on this server is ``/var/www/html/astor/ks.cfg``, your ``default`` file may look like the following:

   ::

       default menu.c32
       prompt 0
       timeout 100
       ontimeout ASTOR
       menu title Boot Menu
       label ASTOR
               menu label Install
               kernel vmlinuz
               append initrd=initrd.img ip=dhcp inst.repo=http://198.123.123.198/astor \
       inst.ks=http://198.123.123.198/astor/ks.cfg