diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-iso.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/build-iso.yaml
index 403b1dd..9dedb12 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-iso.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-iso.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   FEDORA_VERSION: "44"
-  KICKSTART_FILE: desktop_44_standard_grub_gnome_guest-agents
+  KICKSTART_FILE: live-desktop_44_livefs_grub_gnome_guest-agents_live
 
 jobs:
   validate:
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
     container:
       image: git.phyllo.me/devops/fedora-runner-image:latest
+      privileged: true
 
     steps:
       - uses: https://git.phyllo.me/devops/checkout@v5
@@ -58,7 +59,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build ISO with livemedia-creator
         run: |
-          livemedia-creator --ks cook/dishes/${{ env.KICKSTART_FILE }}.cfg --no-virt --resultdir build --project phyllomeos --make-iso --volid phyllomeos --iso-only --iso-name ${{ env.KICKSTART_FILE }}-${{ env.FEDORA_VERSION }}.iso --releasever ${{ env.FEDORA_VERSION }} --macboot
+          for i in $(seq 0 63); do mknod -m 0660 /dev/loop$i b 7 $i 2>/dev/null || true; done
+          mknod -m 0660 /dev/loop-control b 7 0 2>/dev/null || true
+          ks="$(mktemp --suffix=.cfg)"
+          grep -v -E '^(text|cmdline|graphical)([[:space:]]|$)' "cook/dishes/${{ env.KICKSTART_FILE }}.cfg" > "$ks"
+          livemedia-creator --ks "$ks" --no-virt --resultdir build --project phyllomeos --make-iso --volid phyllomeos --iso-only --iso-name ${{ env.KICKSTART_FILE }}-${{ env.FEDORA_VERSION }}.iso --releasever ${{ env.FEDORA_VERSION }} --macboot
 
       - name: Upload ISO as artifact
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1076864..361a65d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,4 +8,8 @@ build/
 # Python
 __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]
-.pytest_cache/
\ No newline at end of file
+.pytest_cache/
+# Build artifacts (livemedia-creator side effects)
+anaconda/
+livemedia.log
+program.log
diff --git a/cook/recipe_templates.yaml b/cook/recipe_templates.yaml
index fb83e65..a0c3ad3 100644
--- a/cook/recipe_templates.yaml
+++ b/cook/recipe_templates.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ choices:
     standard: storage/standard.ks
     encrypted: storage/encrypted.ks
     biosboot: storage/biosboot.ks
+    livefs: live/core/storage.ks
   bootloader:
     grub: bootloader/grub.ks
     systemd-boot: bootloader/systemd-boot.ks
@@ -71,4 +72,10 @@ features:
     intelcpu: hypervisor/intelcpu.ks
     intelgpu: hypervisor/intelgpu.ks
   hardware-support: packages/hardware-support.ks
-  guest-agents: guest-agents/base.ks
\ No newline at end of file
+  guest-agents: guest-agents/base.ks
+  live:
+    true:
+      - live/core/base.ks
+      - live/core/packages.ks
+      - live/post/base.ks
+      - live/post/session.ks
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cook/recipes_manifest.yaml b/cook/recipes_manifest.yaml
index 3cec6a2..315edf2 100644
--- a/cook/recipes_manifest.yaml
+++ b/cook/recipes_manifest.yaml
@@ -58,4 +58,14 @@ recipes:
         hardware-support: true
         guest-agents: false
         hypervisor: desktop
-        hypervisor_type: intelcpu
\ No newline at end of file
+        hypervisor_type: intelcpu
+
+  # Live desktop ISO variants (built with livemedia-creator --make-iso)
+  - name: live-desktop
+    variants:
+      - repository: "44"
+        desktop: gnome
+        storage: livefs
+        bootloader: grub
+        guest-agents: true
+        live: true
\ No newline at end of file