How do I do a bare-metal install (Debian) without a monitor+keyboard?

MigratingtoLemmy@lemmy.world to Selfhosted@lemmy.world – 58 points –

I don't have spare peripherals like a monitor and a keyboard. How do you suggest I do a bare-metal install of Debian on a computer (meant to be a server)?

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Connect it to your PC or laptop and do a netinstall. Configure SSHD and a static ip. Plugin the disk to your server and then connect via ssh to admin it.

You could also set your laptop or PC to boot from the attached disk in the bios to test the services you want to start are starting

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