3 files changed, 45 insertions, 58 deletions
diff --git a/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart.md b/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart.md
index 2ff20cfd6..fc212ea2e 100644
--- a/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart.md
+++ b/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart.md
@@ -50,11 +50,16 @@ The `kickstart.sh` script accepts a number of optional parameters to control how
 - `--dont-wait`: Synonym for `--non-interactive`
 - `--dry-run`: Show what the installer would do, but don’t actually do any of it.
 - `--dont-start-it`: Don’t auto-start the daemon after installing. This parameter is not guaranteed to work.
-- `--nightly-channel`: Use a nightly build instead of a stable release (this is the default).
-- `--stable-channel`: Use a stable release instead of a nightly build.
+- `--release-channel`: Specify a particular release channel to install from. Currently supported release channels are:
+    - `nightly`: Installs a nightly build (this is currently the default).
+    - `stable`: Installs a stable release.
+    - `default`: Explicitly request whatever the current default is.
+- `--nightly-channel`: Synonym for `--release-channel nightly`.
+- `--stable-channel`: Synonym for `--release-channel stable`.
 - `--auto-update`: Enable automatic updates (this is the default).
 - `--no-updates`: Disable automatic updates.
 - `--disable-telemetry`: Disable anonymous statistics.
+- `--repositories-only`: Only install appropriate repository configuration packages (only for native install).
 - `--native-only`: Only install if native binary packages are available.
 - `--static-only`: Only install if a static build is available.
 - `--build-only`: Only install using a local build.
@@ -63,10 +68,15 @@ The `kickstart.sh` script accepts a number of optional parameters to control how
 - `--disable-cloud`: For local builds, don’t build any of the cloud code at all. For native packages and static builds,
     use runtime configuration to disable cloud support.
 - `--require-cloud`: Only install if Netdata Cloud can be enabled. Overrides `--disable-cloud`.
-- `--install`: Specify an installation prefix for local builds (by default, we use a sane prefix based on the type of system).
+- `--install`: Specify an installation prefix for local builds (by default, we use a sane prefix based on the type of system), this option is deprecated and will be removed in a future version, please use `--install-prefix` instead.
+- `--install-prefix`: Specify an installation prefix for local builds (by default, we use a sane prefix based on the type of system).
+- `--install-version`: Specify the version of Netdata to install.
 - `--old-install-prefix`: Specify the custom local build's installation prefix that should be removed.
 - `--uninstall`: Uninstall an existing installation of Netdata.
 - `--reinstall-clean`: Performs an uninstall of Netdata and clean installation.
+- `--local-build-options`: Specify additional options to pass to the installer code when building locally. Only valid if `--build-only` is also specified.
+- `--static-install-options`: Specify additional options to pass to the static installer code. Only valid if --static-only is also specified.
+- `--prepare-offline-install-source`: Instead of insallling the agent, prepare a directory that can be used to install on another system without needing to download anything. See our [offline installation documentation](/packaging/installer/methods/offline.md) for more info.
 
 Additionally, the following environment variables may be used to further customize how the script runs (most users
 should not need to use special values for any of these):
@@ -78,7 +88,6 @@ should not need to use special values for any of these):
   we try to use sudo, doas, or pkexec (in that order of preference), but if you need special options for one of
   those to work, or have a different tool to do the same thing on your system, you can specify it here.
 - `DISABLE_TELEMETRY`: If set to a value other than 0, behave as if `--disable-telemetry` was specified.
-- `NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS`: Specifies extra options to pass to the static installer or local build script.
 
 ### Connect node to Netdata Cloud during installation
 
diff --git a/packaging/installer/methods/macos.md b/packaging/installer/methods/macos.md
index 7257e1a60..c43d8dfb2 100644
--- a/packaging/installer/methods/macos.md
+++ b/packaging/installer/methods/macos.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ To install Netdata using our automatic [kickstart](/packaging/installer/README.m
 ```bash
 curl https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh > /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh && sh /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh
 ```
-The Netdata Agent is be installed under `/usr/local/netdata`. Dependencies are handled via Homebrew.
+The Netdata Agent is installed under `/usr/local/netdata`. Dependencies are handled via Homebrew.
 
 **Automatically connect to Netdata Cloud during installation**
 <!-- Potential reuse: https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/agent/claim#connect-an-agent-running-in-macos-->
diff --git a/packaging/installer/methods/offline.md b/packaging/installer/methods/offline.md
index 53390c71b..5e92976e0 100644
--- a/packaging/installer/methods/offline.md
+++ b/packaging/installer/methods/offline.md
@@ -6,75 +6,53 @@ custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/packaging/instal
 
 # Install Netdata on offline systems
 
-The Netdata Agent installs on offline or air gapped systems with a few additional steps.
+Our kickstart install script provides support for installing the Netdata Agent on systems which do not have a
+usable internet connection by prefetching all of the required files so that they can be copied to the target system.
+Currently, we only support using static installs with this method. There are tentative plans to support building
+locally on offline systems as well, but there is currently no estimate of when this functionality may be implemented.
 
-By default, the `kickstart.sh` and `kickstart-static64.sh` download Netdata assets, like the precompiled binary and a
-few dependencies, using the system's internet connection, but the Agent installer can also use equivalent files already
-present on the local filesystem.
+Users who wish to use native packages on offline systems may be able to do so using whatever tooling their
+distribution already provides for offline package management (such as `apt-offline` on Debian or Ubuntu systems),
+but this is not officially supported.
 
-First, download the required files. If you're using `kickstart.sh`, you need the Netdata tarball, the checksums, the
-go.d plugin binary, and the go.d plugin configuration. If you're using `kickstart-static64.sh`, you need only the
-Netdata tarball and checksums.
+## Preparing the offline installation source
 
-Download the files you need to a system of yours that's connected to the internet. Use the commands below, or visit the
-[latest Netdata release page](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/releases/latest) and [latest go.d plugin release
-page](https://github.com/netdata/go.d.plugin/releases) to download the required files manually.
+The first step to installing Netdata on an offline system is to prepare the offline installation source. This can
+be as a regular user from any internet connected system that has the following tools available:
 
-**If you're using `kickstart.sh`**, use the following commands:
+- cURL or wget
+- sha256sum or shasum
+- A standard POSIX compliant shell
 
-```bash
-cd /tmp
-
-curl -s https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh > kickstart.sh
-
-# Netdata tarball
-curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/netdata/netdata/releases/latest | grep "browser_download_url.*tar.gz" | cut -d '"' -f 4 | wget -qi -
-
-# Netdata checksums
-curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/netdata/netdata/releases/latest | grep "browser_download_url.*txt" | cut -d '"' -f 4 | wget -qi -
+To prepare the offline installation source, simply run:
 
-# Netdata dependency handling script
-wget -q - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/netdata/netdata/master/packaging/installer/install-required-packages.sh
-
-# go.d plugin 
-# For binaries for OS types and architectures not listed on [go.d releases](https://github.com/netdata/go.d.plugin/releases/latest), kindly open a github issue and we will do our best to serve your request
-export OS=$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]') ARCH=$(uname -m | sed -e 's/i386/386/g' -e 's/i686/386/g' -e 's/x86_64/amd64/g' -e 's/aarch64/arm64/g' -e 's/armv64/arm64/g' -e 's/armv6l/arm/g' -e 's/armv7l/arm/g' -e 's/armv5tel/arm/g') && curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/netdata/go.d.plugin/releases/latest | grep "browser_download_url.*${OS}-${ARCH}.tar.gz" | cut -d '"' -f 4 | wget -qi -
-
-# go.d configuration 
-curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/netdata/go.d.plugin/releases/latest | grep "browser_download_url.*config.tar.gz" | cut -d '"' -f 4 | wget -qi -
+```bash
+wget -O /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh && sh /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh --prepare-offline-install-source ./netdata-offline
 ```
 
-**If you're using `kickstart-static64.sh`**, use the following commands:
+or
 
 ```bash
-cd /tmp
-
-curl -s https://my-netdata.io/kickstart-static64.sh > kickstart-static64.sh
-
-# Netdata static64 tarball
-curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/netdata/netdata/releases/latest | grep "browser_download_url.*gz.run" | cut -d '"' -f 4 | wget -qi -
-
-# Netdata checksums
-curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/netdata/netdata/releases/latest | grep "browser_download_url.*txt" | cut -d '"' -f 4 | wget -qi -
+curl https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh > /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh && sh /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh --prepare-offline-install-source ./netdata-offline
 ```
 
-Move downloaded files to the `/tmp` directory on the offline system in whichever way your defined policy allows (if
-any).
+> The exact name used for the directory does not matter, you can specify any other name you want in place of `./netdata-offline`.
 
-Now you can run either the `kickstart.sh` or `kickstart-static64.sh` scripts using the `--local-files` option. This
-option requires you to specify the location and names of the files you just downloaded. 
+This will create a directory called `netdata-offline` in the current directory and place all the files required for an offline install in it.
 
-> When using `--local-files`, the `kickstart.sh` or `kickstart-static64.sh` scripts won't download any Netdata assets
-> from the internet. But, you may still need a connection to install dependencies using your system's package manager.
-> The scripts will warn you if your system doesn't have all the dependencies.
+If you want to use a specific release channel (nightly or stable), it _must_ be specified on this step using the
+apporpriate option for the kickstart script.
 
-```bash
-# kickstart.sh
-bash kickstart.sh --local-files /tmp/netdata-(version-number-here).tar.gz /tmp/sha256sums.txt /tmp/go.d.plugin-(version-number-here).(OS)-(architecture).tar.gz /tmp/config.tar.gz /tmp/install-required-packages.sh
+## Installing on the target system
 
-# kickstart-static64.sh
-bash kickstart-static64.sh --local-files /tmp/netdata-(version-number-here).gz.run /tmp/sha256sums.txt
-```
+Once you have prepared the offline install source, you need to copy the offline install source directory to the
+target system. This can be done in any manner you like, as long as filenames are not changed.
+
+After copying the files, simply run the `install.sh` script located in the
+offline install source directory. It accepts all the [same options as the kickstart
+script](/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart.md#optional-parameters-to-alter-your-installation) for further
+customization of the installation, though it will default to not enabling automatic updates (as they are not
+supported on offline installs).
 
 ## What's next?