> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.skrmir.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Bootstrap: Light Mode

> Light-mode bootstrap flow: preflight, source selection, K3s initialization, and default environment creation.

# Bootstrap: Light Mode

## Audience

This page is for developers and implementers who want a lighter AiOS bootstrap path.

## Goal and Scope

This page explains the light-mode install flow and how it differs from full mode.

## Core Concepts

* light mode still installs or adopts K3s
* the difference is a lighter dependency footprint and faster bootstrap defaults
* the formal runtime target still remains image-based services inside K3s

## Standard Workflow

1. run preflight checks
2. detect the network and select sources
3. install or adopt K3s
4. deploy the minimal dependencies and control plane
5. initialize default environments

## CLI Examples

```bash theme={null}
go run ./cmd/aios
```

## Web UI Path

Choose light mode in the install wizard and continue through the bootstrap flow.

## Pitfalls / Risk Notes

* light mode does not bypass the clustered runtime model; it only makes bootstrap lighter
* if you later need fuller platform capabilities, you should expand toward the full-mode capability set

## Related Pages

* [Start Here](/en/getting-started/index)
* [Bootstrap: Full Mode](/en/getting-started/bootstrap-full-mode)