# Offline Installation

If a machine lacks Internet access and cannot reach online files, you can create an offline image and manually copy it to use on that machine:

- Start the installer on a machine connected to the internet
- Select the components that you want to install on the offline machine (example: select *LinkServer* and *Arm GNU Toolchain*)
- Create the offline image from the Options menu. Select *Create offline images* -> *choose the desired target host OS*:

![MCUXpresso Installer - Create offline image](./pictures/nxp-installer-createoffline.png)

- Wait for the image to finish being created. This status is indicated in the *MCUXpresso Installer* console along with the steps needed to use the image:
  - Copy all files from an online machine directory: *MCUXpressoInstaller layout*/.cache/offline/*desired target host OS*.
  - Paste all files to the target offline machine directory: *MCUXpressoInstaller layout*/.cache.
  - Start MCUXpresso Installer on the target machine and select and install the components as created in the offline image.

>**Note:** Some installation steps (the ones requiring active internet connection at install) are not included in the offline image (example: Python modules). The current offline image functionality does not address these components.