From f3df2ae4debe416188a813cc300fa4c487c8cc9e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sam bacha <sam@manifoldfinance.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2024 22:51:47 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] docs(update): add pre requisites for installations

this makes for a much easier install process
---
 overview/readme/installations.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)

diff --git a/overview/readme/installations.md b/overview/readme/installations.md
index ab1841a..3986d53 100644
--- a/overview/readme/installations.md
+++ b/overview/readme/installations.md
@@ -4,6 +4,24 @@ description: Everything you need to install
 
 # Installations
 
+### Prerequisites Installing Nix
+
+To install [nix](https://nixos.org) you can use:
+
+#### Linux 
+
+[Install Nix using the Determinate Systems Installer](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-installer#usage) with the default planner and options:
+
+```bash
+curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf -L https://install.determinate.systems/nix | sh -s -- install
+```
+
+#### macOS
+
+```bash
+curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf -L https://install.determinate.systems/nix | sh -s -- install macos --extra-conf "trusted-users = $(whoami)"
+```
+
 ### Installing Foundry <a href="#h.nx9ig3q6eqt5" id="h.nx9ig3q6eqt5"></a>
 
 To install Foundry execute the following command:
@@ -30,6 +48,7 @@ After installing `kup`, install **Kontrol** using `kup` with the following comma
 kup install kontrol
 ```
 
+
 {% hint style="info" %}
 The first installation of `kup` will take sometime. Check out the [kup-cheatsheet.md](../../cheatsheets/kup-cheatsheet.md "mention") for some additional information!
 {% endhint %}