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 =====Introduction===== =====Introduction=====
  
-The i-MSCP ​preseeding feature allows to set answer to questions asked during ​the i-MSCP ​installation process, without having to manually enter the answers while the installation is running. This allow to achieve ​unattended installations, mostly ​for ISPs that want built server images ​with i-MSCP pre-installed.+The preseeding feature allows to preseed answers for the i-MSCP ​installer. This allows ​to make unattended ​i-MSCP ​installations. This feature is the suitable ​for ISPs which want provision their servers ​with i-MSCP pre-installed, or to developers that want setup their i-MSCP development environments using Vagrant.
  
 =====Creating the preseed file===== =====Creating the preseed file=====
  
-The preseed file is a simple Perl script filled with all needed answers. ​You can either pre-fill it with your own static values or use your own script to generate it according dynamic values.+The preseed file is a simple Perl script ​containing variables that must be filled with all needed answers. 
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 +When creating a preseed file, you should start from a known good, default preseed file. A preseed file for the i-MSCP version you are using is located in the docs directory of the archive.
  
 =====Adding the preseed file to the installer===== =====Adding the preseed file to the installer=====
  
-Once the preseed file is created, you must tell the installer to use it. This is achieved by simply ​running the installer ​with the preseed command line option such as:+Once the preseed file is ready for use, you must tell the installer to use it. This is achieved by running the i-MSCP ​installer as follows: 
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 +    # perl imscp-autoinstall --debug --verbose --preseed path/​to/​preseed.pl
  
-    # perl <​installer>​ -dnp <​path_to_your_preseed_file>​ 
  
-Here, <​installer>​ refers either to **imscp-autoinstall** and **imscp-setup** scripts. 
-=====Default preseed file===== 
  
-When creating a preseed file, you should start from a known good, default preseed file. A preseed file for the i-MSCP version you are using is located in the docs directory of the archive. 
  
  
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