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@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@ VyOS toplevel build =================== +**For the most up-to-date documentation, please read +[the online build docs at docs.vyos.io](https://docs.vyos.io/en/latest/contributing/build-vyos.html)** + # What is VyOS VyOS is an open source operating system for network devices (routers, firewalls @@ -38,44 +41,7 @@ There are several directories with their own purpose: * `tools/` Scripts that are used for maintainer's tasks automation and other purposes, but not during ISO build process -# Building installation images - -## Prerequisites - -To build a VyOS 1.2.0 image, you need Debian 8 "Jessie" environment (with -jessie-backports repository). - -If you are working on a Debian Jessie machine, no special preparation is needed, -you only need to enable jessie-backports and install build dependencies. - -If you are interested which individual packages are required please check our -[Dockerfile](docker/Dockerfile) which holds the most complete documentation -of required packages. Listing individual packages here tend to be always -outdated. We try to list required packages in groups through their inheritance -in the [Dockerfile](docker/Dockerfile). - -### Debootstrap - -If you do not have a Debian Jessie machine, you may create a chroot environment -with the [debootstrap](https://wiki.debian.org/Debootstrap) tool. - -For example, on another version of Debian or another Debian-based distro, these -commands will work: - -```bash -$ sudo apt-get install debootstrap -$ sudo debootstrap jessie vyos-chroot -$ sudo chroot vyos-chroot - -$ echo "deb http://archive.debian.org/debian/ jessie-backports main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list -$ apt-get update -o Acquire::Check-Valid-Until=false -``` - -**NOTE:** We recommend to use the Docker build method - -### Docker - -**NOTE:** Currently the image can only be build with docker on Linux system +# Building images using Docker Using our [Dockerfile](docker/Dockerfile) you create your own Docker container that is used to build a VyOS ISO image or other required VyOS packages. The |