Install cheetah (http://www.cheetahtemplate.org/) templating system, PyYAML. run make then run: python kickstarter.py -c -r Example: python kickstarter.py --configs configurations.yaml --repos repos.yaml or run 'make ks' Repo file: This file contains a list of repositories to be used in the kickstart files Configurations file: This file has the definition of configurations. The Configurations inherit from platforms first then from the DEFAULT section. The image configurations override the all other settings (in DEFAULT and platform sections).