A method of cloning a clonable system from a source environment to a target environment. In one embodiment the method comprises storing installation scripts used to install a home in the source environment in the home. The home can be copied to the target environment. The installation scripts stored in the home are also copied to the target environment and located inside the home in the target environment. The installation scripts are then executed in the target environment to complete the cloning of the clonable system in the target environment.