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# Setup for installing CentOS 7 with PXE and kickstart
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# Setup for installing CentOS 7 with PXE and kickstart
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## What is kickstart
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## What is kickstart
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After a successful CentOS installation a kickstart file can be found at ``/root/anaconda-ks.cfg``. A kickstart file contains a set of instructions for the installer to repoduce the current (initial) installation. The file includes the following (and possibly more):
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After a successful CentOS installation a kickstart file can be found at ``/root/anaconda-ks.cfg``. A kickstart file contains a set of instructions for the installer to repoduce the current (initial) installation. The file includes the following (and possibly more):
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* the image source (disk, http, nfs)
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* the image source / repo (disk, http, nfs)
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* networking info (links, static or dhcp)
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* networking info (links, static or dhcp)
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* partitioning (disk, raid, lvm, sizes, filesystem types, mountpoints)
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* partitioning (disk, raid, lvm, sizes, filesystem types, mountpoints)
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* package selections (package groups, individual packages)
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* package selections (package groups, individual packages)
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