netboot
Packages and utilities for network booting (by danderson)
netbootd
Lightweight network boot/install server (DHCP, TFTP, HTTP) (by DSpeichert)
| netboot | netbootd | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | |
| 1,455 | 207 | |
| - | - | |
| 2.5 | 1.6 | |
| 7 months ago | about 1 year ago | |
| Go | Go | |
| Apache License 2.0 | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
netboot
Posts with mentions or reviews of netboot.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-18.
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ReactOS
There's also pixiecore [0] with a similar idea but with pxe instead of usb.
[0]: https://github.com/danderson/netboot/tree/master/pixiecore
- PXE boot via pixiecore?
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netbootd: automate OS provisioning (PXE booting), DHCP, TFTP, HTTP server
More inline with the power of self-contained Go single-binary solution is Pixiecore, GoPXE and Trixiecore. Those are simpler to run, but a bit stale or not as flexible with different operating systems.
netbootd
Posts with mentions or reviews of netbootd.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-03-13.
- Netbootd: DHCP, TFTP and HTTP server tailored OS provisioning or PXE booting
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netbootd: automate OS provisioning (PXE booting), DHCP, TFTP, HTTP server
I wanted something that is almost zero-config, almost zero footprint (does not mirror packages, unpack ISOs, etc) to deploy on TORs and completely flexible in crafting preseed files, boot parameters, etc. The industry-grade Foreman makes it extremely difficult to iterate on crafting the perfect preseed mix in a shared-Foreman scenario, with its elaborate API model. I wanted a manifest that has-it-all. As an IaaC/Ansible user, I wanted to be able to ask netbootd to serve a given host (and stop serving it) on the fly, with a very simple API.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing netboot and netbootd you can also consider the following projects:
netboot.xyz - Your favorite operating systems in one place. A network-based bootable operating system installer based on iPXE.
go-nfs - golang NFSv3 server
Cobbler - Cobbler is a versatile Linux deployment server
matchbox - Network boot and provision Fedora CoreOS and Flatcar Linux clusters
bofied - Modern network boot server.
plunder - A Modern automation platform
wix3 - WiX Toolset v3.x
ucode-image-gen - Tool to generate early boot ucode firmware images