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# CoreOS Installer
[](https://quay.io/repository/coreos/coreos-installer)
[](https://crates.io/crates/coreos-installer)
coreos-installer is a program to assist with installing Fedora CoreOS
(FCOS) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS (RHCOS). It can do the following:
* Install the operating system to a target disk, optionally customizing it
with an Ignition config or first-boot kernel parameters
([`coreos-installer install`](cmd/install.md))
* Download and verify an operating system image for various cloud,
virtualization, or bare metal platforms ([`coreos-installer download`](cmd/download.md))
* List Fedora CoreOS images available for download
([`coreos-installer list-stream`](cmd/list-stream.md))
* Embed an Ignition config in a live ISO image to customize the running
system that boots from it ([`coreos-installer iso ignition`](cmd/iso.md))
* Wrap an Ignition config in an initrd image that can be appended to the
live PXE initramfs to customize the running system that boots from it
([`coreos-installer pxe ignition`](cmd/pxe.md))
The options available for each subcommand are available in the
[Command Line Reference](cmd.md) or via the `--help` option.
Take a look at the [Getting Started Guide](getting-started.md) for more
information regarding how to download and use `coreos-installer`.