About

zfs-install automates the creation of a fully bootable zfs root pool.

Thanks

Garrett Fields original script Rui vagrant apt cache

Roadmap

This project is in developement and unstable, please use rpooler in meantime.

Please see wiki for general state of the project

zfs documentation

aaron-toponce General zfs introduction and guidelines

video:

Linda Kately Open-ZFS Bootcamp

zfsonlinux community documentation for specific distributions.

ubuntu-ubiquity HOWTO install Ubuntu 18.04 to a Whole Disk Native ZFS Root Filesystem using Ubiquity GUI installer.

Goals

• Simplfy the installation process to the point of automation.
• Upstream and intergrate as is "legally" possible. I wish this script wasn't required.
• Encourage best practices through the guides practices.

Supported distributions

Currently only ubuntu using the ubiquity installer is the only option.

• ubuntu/bionic

TODO

• arch
• gentoo
• debian
• rhel
• centos
• opensuse
• linuxfromscratch

Instructions

1. Boot supported distribtion
2. run zfs-install.sh
3. answer any required questions.
4. Your done.

Contributions

Any and all contibutions in any form are encouraged and most welcome.

There doesn't appear to be many people interested in this project, thats cool! I would appreciate the time of any other zfs users.

• What method do you use to "bootstrap" zfs for your use case ?
• I'm guessing most people are using packer to create custom iso's. is this Correct ?