fix: usb install doc formatting

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title: "Install from Bootable USB"
title: "Bootable USB Install"
description: "Install Spinifex on bare-metal hardware by flashing the Spinifex ISO to a USB drive and booting the target device from it."
category: "Getting Started"
sections:
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Spinifex is designed for bare-metal hardware, edge nodes and data-centre use. Follow this guide to install Spinifex from a bootable USB using the Spinifex ISO.
> **Note:** this tutorial is for x86 architecture.
**Note:** this tutorial is for x86 architecture.
> **Also note:** This procedure COMPLETELY WIPES the target disk. For systems with multiple disks, ensure the correct one is targeted.
**Warning:** this procedure COMPLETELY WIPES the target disk. For systems with multiple disks, ensure the correct one is targeted.
### Booting Media
For this tutorial, a USB drive with at least 8GB of memory is required.
> **Note:** Flashing the Spinifex ISO onto the USB completely wipes the USB, so ensure no important data is stored on the USB used.
**Note:** flashing the Spinifex ISO onto the USB completely wipes the USB, so ensure no important data is stored on the USB used.
### Balena Etcher Installation
For this tutorial download Balena Etcher to simplify the ISO flash process.
* [Balena Etcher](https://etcher.balena.io)
- [Balena Etcher](https://etcher.balena.io)
### Download Spinifex ISO
Download the Spinifex ISO (x86)
* [Spinifex ISO](https://iso.mulgadc.com/spinifex.iso)
- [Spinifex ISO](https://iso.mulgadc.com/spinifex.iso)
### Flash Media
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The device will reboot and spend ~2-5 minutes configuring the Spinifex node. The user will then be prompted to log in. Use the following credentials for login:
* Login: `spinifex`
* Password: Set by user during installation
- Login: `spinifex`
- Password: Set by user during installation
Both before and after login, a banner will be printed specifying important information, such as details for SSH into the node and accessing the web dashboard for further configuration of the node.
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**Use when:** You don't control a static IP block but the router's DHCP server has enough leases. Homelabs where you don't want to carve out a range. Environments where IPs are managed centrally by the network team's DHCP.
For further troubleshooting suggestions, refer to the [VPC networking](/docs/vpc-networking) guide.
For further troubleshooting suggestions, refer to the [VPC Networking](/docs/vpc-networking) guide.