how to install into a directory

[MJ]

The archives contained here:

https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/releases/amd64/amd64/12.0-RELEASE/


Assuming you're amd64 based. Extract them into that directory.

On 5/08/2019 9:22 am, hw wrote:
> Hi,
>
> how can I install FreeBSD into a directory as [1] suggests:
>
>
> "Install the base system into ${NFSROOTDIR}, either by decompressing the
> official archives or by rebuilding the FreeBSD kernel and userland"
>
>
> What archives is this referring to?  Could I run the installer to
> install to a hard drive until I have set up everything the way I need it
> and then boot from a live-CD to copy everything from the hard drive into
> ${NFSROOTDIR}?
>
>
> [1]: https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/network-diskless.html
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