diff --git a/nixos/bootstrap.sh b/nixos/bootstrap.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# needs to be launched from nixos livecd
+if [[ `hostname` != "nixos" ]]; then
+    echo "this script can only be ran from NixOS livecd"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Done. Please reboot now"
+