  It is shown that the magnetic-field coils of a stellarator can, at least in
principle, be substantially simplified by the use of permanent magnets. Such
magnets cannot create toroidal magnetic flux but they can be used to shape the
plasma and thus to create poloidal flux and rotational transform, thereby
easing the requirements on the magnetic-field coils. As an example, a
quasiaxisymmetric stellarator configuration is constructed with only 8 circular
coils (all identical) and permanent magnets.
