schema.json

{
    "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
    "title": "Archinstall Config",
    "description": "A schema for the archinstall command config, more info over at https://archinstall.readthedocs.io/installing/guided.html#options-for-config",
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
        "additional-repositories": {
            "description": "Additional repositories to optionally enable",
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
                "multilib",
                "testing"
            ]
        },
        "audio": {
            "description": "Audio server to be installed",
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
                "pipewire",
                "pulseaudio",
                "none"
            ]
        },
        "bootloader": {
            "description": "Bootloader  to be installed",
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
                "systemd-bootctl",
                "grub-install",
                "efistub"
            ]
        },
        "custom-commands": {
            "description": "Custom commands to be run post install",
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
                "type": "string"
            }
        },
        "gfx_driver": {
            "description": "Graphics Drivers to install if a desktop profile is used, ignored otherwise.",
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
                "VMware / VirtualBox (open-source)",
                "Nvidia",
                "Intel (open-source)",
                "AMD / ATI (open-source)",
                "All open-source (default)"
            ]
        },
        "harddrives": {
            "description": "Path of device to be used",
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
                "type": "string"
            }
        },
        "hostname": {
            "description": "Hostname of machine after installation",
            "type": "string"
        },
        "kernels": {
            "description": "List of kernels to install eg: linux, linux-lts, linux-zen etc",
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
                "type": "string",
                "enum": [
                    "linux",
                    "linux-lts",
                    "linux-zen",
                    "linux-hardened"
                ]
            }
        },
        "keyboard-language": {
            "description": "eg: us, de, de-latin1 etc",
            "type": "string"
        },
        "mirror-region": {
            "description": "By default, it will autodetect the best region. Enter a region or a dictionary of regions and mirrors to use specific ones",
            "type": "object"
        },
        "nic": {
            "description": "Choose between NetworkManager, manual configuration, use systemd-networkd from the ISO or no configuration",
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
                "type": "string",
                "iface": "string",
                "dhcp": "boolean",
                "ip": "string",
                "gateway": "string",
                "dns": {
                    "description": "List of DNS servers",
                    "type": "array",
                    "items": {
                        "type": "string"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "ntp": {
            "description": "Set to true to set-up ntp post install",
            "type": "boolean"
        },
        "packages": {
            "description": "List of packages to install post-installation",
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
                "type": "string"
            }
        },
        "profile": {
            "description": "Profiles are present in profiles/, use the name of a profile to install it",
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
                "awesome",
                "budgie",
                "cinnamon",
                "cutefish",
                "deepin",
                "desktop",
                "enlightenment",
                "gnome",
                "i3",
                "kde",
                "lxqt",
                "mate",
                "minimal",
                "server",
                "sway",
                "xfce4",
                "xorg",
                "qtile"
            ]
        },
        "services": {
            "description": "Services to enable post-installation",
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
                "type": "string"
            }
        },
        "sys-encoding": {
            "description": "Set to change system encoding post-install, ignored if --advanced flag is not passed",
            "type": "string"
        },
        "sys-language": {
            "description": "Set to change system language post-install, ignored if --advanced flag is not passed",
            "type": "string"
        },
        "timezone": {
            "description": "Timezone eg: UTC, Asia/Kolkata etc.",
            "type": "string"
        }
    },
    "required": [
        "bootloader",
        "kernels",
        "mirror-region"
    ],
    "anyOf": [
        {
            "required": [
                "!root-password"
            ]
        },
        {
            "required": [
                "!superusers"
            ]
        }
    ]
}