A server you own,
not one you rent.
Point a spare machine or a cheap VPS at one command. It wipes itself, installs a self-managing appliance OS, and comes back as a Box you run from your browser — declarative, atomic, and yours.
curl -fsSL https://thebox.build/install.sh | sudo sh
Wipes every disk and installs Box OS. Bring your settings from the Configurator, or decide on the box. Prefer a stick? There's a bootable image. New to this? Start at the Configurator.
Blow-away install
No dual-boot, no cruft. One generic image; your machine's identity arrives at first boot.
Atomic generations
Every change is a new generation. Roll back instantly; a failed health check rolls back itself.
Decide on the box
Pick your disk layout — single, mirror, or pool — at the screen or in a browser, with the real disks in front of you.
Sovereign by default
Your keys and secrets never leave your browser or your box. No account, no phone-home.
Ways in
- Running Linuxthe one-liner above — kexecs into the installer, no reboot menu.
- Bare machinewrite the netboot image to a USB stick and boot it.
- From Windows
irm https://thebox.build/install.ps1 | iex - On a Macrun a Box in a local VM or a VPS — why.