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1# Profiles {#ch-profiles}
2
3In some cases, it may be desirable to take advantage of commonly-used,
4predefined configurations provided by nixpkgs, but different from those
5that come as default. This is a role fulfilled by NixOS's Profiles,
6which come as files living in `<nixpkgs/nixos/modules/profiles>`. That
7is to say, expected usage is to add them to the imports list of your
8`/etc/configuration.nix` as such:
9
10```nix
11imports = [
12 <nixpkgs/nixos/modules/profiles/profile-name.nix>
13];
14```
15
16Even if some of these profiles seem only useful in the context of
17install media, many are actually intended to be used in real installs.
18
19What follows is a brief explanation on the purpose and use-case for each
20profile. Detailing each option configured by each one is out of scope.
21
22```{=include=} sections
23profiles/all-hardware.section.md
24profiles/base.section.md
25profiles/clone-config.section.md
26profiles/demo.section.md
27profiles/docker-container.section.md
28profiles/graphical.section.md
29profiles/hardened.section.md
30profiles/headless.section.md
31profiles/installation-device.section.md
32profiles/minimal.section.md
33profiles/qemu-guest.section.md
34```