Getting Started

To get started with OpenZFS refer to the provided documentation for your distribution. It will cover the recommended installation method and any distribution specific information. First time OpenZFS users are encouraged to check out Aaron Toponce’s excellent documentation.

• Arch Linux
  • Support
  • Overview
    • zfs-linux*
    • zfs-dkms
  • Installation
    • archzfs repo
    • zfs-linux* package
    • zfs-dkms package
  • Live Image
  • Root on ZFS
    • Arch Linux Root on ZFS
• Debian
  • Installation
  • Root on ZFS
    • Debian Buster Root on ZFS
    • Debian Stretch Root on ZFS
  • Related topics
    • Debian GNU Linux initrd documentation
• Fedora
  • Testing Repositories
• FreeBSD
  • Installation on FreeBSD
  • Development on FreeBSD
• Gentoo
• NixOS
• openSUSE
  • Installation
  • External Links
  • Root on ZFS
    • openSUSE Leap Root on ZFS
    • openSUSE Tumbleweed Root on ZFS
• RHEL and CentOS
  • DKMS
  • kABI-tracking kmod
  • Testing Repositories
• Ubuntu
  • Installation
  • Root on ZFS
    • Ubuntu 16.04 Root on ZFS
    • Ubuntu 18.04 Root on ZFS
    • Ubuntu 20.04 Root on ZFS
    • Ubuntu 20.04 Root on ZFS for Raspberry Pi