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+## Installing on aarch64-linux
+
+1. set password
+2. create a temp ubuntu server if this is the first aarch64 host and ssh into it: `ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null root@<ip of temp host>`
+3. `curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf -L https://install.determinate.systems/nix | sh -s -- install`
+4. `. /nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/profile.d/nix-daemon.sh`
+5. Run these commands:
+   ```bash
+   read -s SSHPASS
+   export SSHPASS=$SSHPASS
+   export TARGET_HOST=hetznix02
+   export DOTS_BRANCH=pi-setup
+   nix --extra-experimental-features 'flakes nix-command' run github:nix-community/nixos-anywhere -- --env-password --flake github:genebean/dots/${DOTS_BRANCH}#${TARGET_HOST} --target-host nixos@195.201.224.89
+   ```
+6. Delete temp server
+7. 
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