Here's how to install VergeOS start to finish!

In this video, we walk through a full, end-to-end installation of #VergeOS — from downloading the ISO and creating a bootable USB, all the way through initial configuration, licensing, and spinning up your first virtual machine. If you’re evaluating life after VMware or looking for a modern private-cloud platform that collapses compute, storage, networking, backup, and DR into a single system, this is the practical, hands-on how-to you’ve been waiting for. This guide covers: • VergeOS hardware requirements (minimum vs recommended) • Downloading the latest VergeOS ISO • Creating a bootable USB (Rufus on Windows) • Step-by-step VergeOS installation on bare metal • Network configuration (core vs external networks) • Storage tiering, vSAN layout, and over-provisioning • First boot and post-install verification • Logging into the VergeOS management UI • Licensing the cluster (trial / NFR / production) • High-level UI walkthrough (dashboard, VMs, storage, networking, backup, tenants, AI, and more) • Creating and launching your first VM using a catalog template Find more about Verge.io and VergeOS here: https://www.verge.io/ **GET SOCIAL AND MORE WITH US HERE!** Get help with your Homelab, ask questions, and chat with us! 🎮 https://discord.gg/5TcfBWBB7S **Check out HomeLab Gear for all your homelab needs!** 💿 https://homelabgear.shop/ Subscribe and follow us on all the socials, would ya? 📸 https://instagram.com/2guystek 💻 https://facebook.com/2guystek Find all things 2GT on our website! 🌍 https://2guystek.tv/ More of a podcast kinda person? Check out our Podcast here: 🎙️ https://www.buzzsprout.com/1852562 **Timestamps!** 0:00 | Intro 0:43 | What is VergeOS? 1:36 | Minimum hardware requirements 3:16 | How to download VergeOS 3:34 | How to create a bootable USB stick 4:57 | How to install Verge OS 14:06 | Overview of the VergeOS UI 20:01 | How to license VergeOS 20:47 | How to create a VM in VergeOS 24:04 | Closing! Thanks for watching!