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.

• Alpine Linux
  • Contents
    • Alpine Linux Root on ZFS
  • Installation
  • Root on ZFS
    • Alpine Linux Root on ZFS
• Arch Linux
  • Contents
    • Arch Linux Root on ZFS
  • Support
  • Overview
  • Installation
  • Root on ZFS
    • Arch Linux Root on ZFS
  • Contribute
• Debian
  • Installation
  • Root on ZFS
    • Debian Bullseye Root on ZFS
    • Debian Buster Root on ZFS
    • Debian Stretch Root on ZFS
  • Related topics
    • Debian GNU Linux initrd documentation
• Fedora
  • Contents
    • Fedora Root on ZFS
  • Installation
  • Testing Repo
  • Root on ZFS
    • Fedora Root on ZFS
• FreeBSD
  • Installation on FreeBSD
  • Development on FreeBSD
• Gentoo
• NixOS
  • Contents
    • NixOS Root on ZFS
  • Support
  • Installation
  • Root on ZFS
    • NixOS Root on ZFS
  • Contribute
• openSUSE
  • Installation
  • External Links
  • Root on ZFS
    • openSUSE Leap Root on ZFS
    • openSUSE Tumbleweed Root on ZFS
• RHEL-based distro
  • Contents
    • Rocky Linux Root on ZFS
  • DKMS
  • kABI-tracking kmod
  • Previous minor EL releases
  • Testing Repositories
  • Root on ZFS
    • Rocky Linux Root on ZFS
• Ubuntu
  • Installation
  • Root on ZFS
    • Ubuntu 18.04 Root on ZFS
    • Ubuntu 20.04 Root on ZFS
    • Ubuntu 20.04 Root on ZFS for Raspberry Pi
    • Ubuntu 22.04 Root on ZFS
    • Ubuntu 22.04 Root on ZFS for Raspberry Pi
• Root on ZFS maintenance
  • Boot Environment
  • Disk replacement
  • Bootloader Recovery