netbootd
Lightweight network boot/install server (DHCP, TFTP, HTTP) (by DSpeichert)
matchbox
Network boot and provision Fedora CoreOS and Flatcar Linux clusters (by poseidon)
netbootd | matchbox | |
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2 | 5 | |
207 | 1,217 | |
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1.6 | 8.8 | |
about 1 year ago | about 23 hours ago | |
Go | Go | |
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | Apache License 2.0 |
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netbootd
Posts with mentions or reviews of netbootd.
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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.
matchbox
Posts with mentions or reviews of matchbox.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-12-04.
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[HELP] PXE Boot without data loss
I also just came across Matchbox.
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Wanna restructure my server and open for suggestions. What's your tech stack?
Software: * matchbox runs on one RPi for provisioning hardware * The remaining RPis and NUCs all run CoreOS * The matchbox server is responsible for deploying CoreOS to everything * Terraform deploys Kubernetes using Typhoon, 3 x masters (RPis) and 3 x workers (NUCs)
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The evolution of my homelab over 1.5 years: from a simple Docker Compose file to a PXE-booted, GitOps-managed multi-node Kubernetes cluster
I have no idea why, but it's this, yes? https://matchbox.psdn.io/
- Help picking cobbler replacement
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We Decided for and Against Ubuntu Core
There have been various different setups here. Have you looked at Matchbox?
> matchbox is a service that matches bare-metal machines to profiles that PXE boot and provision clusters. Machines are matched by labels like MAC or UUID during PXE and profiles specify a kernel/initrd, iPXE config, and Ignition config.
https://github.com/poseidon/matchbox
What are some alternatives?
When comparing netbootd and matchbox you can also consider the following projects:
go-nfs - golang NFSv3 server
Cobbler - Cobbler is a versatile Linux deployment server