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-This section describes how to install and configure Nix for first-time
-use.
+# Installation
+
+This section describes how to install and configure Nix for first-time use.
+
+The current recommended option on Linux and MacOS is [multi-user](#multi-user).
+
+## Multi-user
+
+This installation offers better sharing, improved isolation, and more security
+over a single user installation.
+
+This option requires either:
+
+* Linux running systemd, with SELinux disabled
+* MacOS
+
+```console
+$ bash <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --daemon
+```
+
+## Single-user
+
+> Single-user is not supported on Mac.
+
+This installation has less requirements than the multi-user install, however it
+cannot offer equivalent sharing, isolation, or security.
+
+This option is suitable for systems without systemd.
+
+```console
+$ bash <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --no-daemon
+```
+
+## Distributions
+
+The Nix community maintains installers for several distributions.
+
+They can be found in the [`nix-community/nix-installers`](https://github.com/nix-community/nix-installers) repository.