Download and verify¶

Choose the image¶

HERD Community 1.0.0 is distributed as two x86_64 images:

Image	File	When to use
Installer ISO	`CapivaraOS-HERD-1.0.0-x86_64.installer.iso`	Install on a physical server or VM from scratch
qcow2 disk	`CapivaraOS-HERD-1.0.0-x86_64.qcow2`	Spin up quickly on cloud/virtualization with `cloud-init`

Download from:

Website: capivaraos.org — Download
SourceForge: CapivaraOS-HERD/1.0.0 folder

Verify integrity¶

Always check the SHA-256 of the downloaded file against the published value. Both image sums are in the SHA256SUMS file, in the same download folder:

b97a272ee6f0e91fa609e49d1184e4a4149f61667588a4c13f4ce87c03339123  CapivaraOS-HERD-1.0.0-x86_64.qcow2
9a4c1b9957678e8aa25c1187eb962bcb8460c9415f8b0007de396536deeaa2c3  CapivaraOS-HERD-1.0.0-x86_64.installer.iso

Linux / macOSWindows (PowerShell)

# download SHA256SUMS into the same folder, then run:
sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS
# it should answer "OK" for the file(s) you downloaded

Get-FileHash .\CapivaraOS-HERD-1.0.0-x86_64.installer.iso -Algorithm SHA256
# compare the output with the value above

If the checksum doesn't match

Do not use the image. A different hash means a corrupted download or a tampered file — download it again, preferably from the official source.

Next step¶

Physical server/VM → Install via ISO
Cloud/virtualization → Cloud/VM deployment

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