netbootd
Lightweight network boot/install server (DHCP, TFTP, HTTP) (by DSpeichert)
netboot.xyz
Your favorite operating systems in one place. A network-based bootable operating system installer based on iPXE. (by netbootxyz)
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1.6 | 9.9 | |
about 1 year ago | 3 days ago | |
Go | Jinja | |
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | Apache-2.0 |
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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.
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.
netboot.xyz
Posts with mentions or reviews of netboot.xyz.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-27.
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Ubuntu Desktop 24.04 LTS: Noble Numbat
I learned about https://netboot.xyz/ the other day. Worked fantastic when I didn't have a big enough thumb drive. Not exactly the same though.
- Show HN: Netboot.xyz, Pxe Netboot Manager
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Show HN: 3 years and 1M users later, I just open-sourced my "Internet OS"
I replied to a reply of yours with this same info, but since you’re both sorta asking the same thing, I’ll post it here for you also.
https://netboot.xyz/
https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz
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Ventoy
Knew about http://netboot.xyz, but had no idea iVentoy existed. Good to know.
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problems with connection
Set the computer to PXE boot, or use a boot image with iPXE (such as netboot.xyz). That would quickly rule out a problem with Debian or the Linux kernel (at least until you download and boot one). I don't know anything about your network setup, but making sure DHCP is enabled on your router and there are enough unreserved IP addresses would probably help.
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Fedora CoreOS for container hosting; is butane/ignition worth the effort?
Hey thanks for the detailed response. You're saying you boot FCOS on bare metal over PXE, correct? I've thought about trying that approach, but have little experience with PXE and TFTP. I just checked out netboot.xyz and it looks surprisingly easy to get going. Last time I played around with PXE I used Synology's TFTP server and, while I got it working, I was more confused by the end than when I started. I think actually learning PXE end-to-end and understanding what I am doing there would be a solid foundation for building my environment the right way.
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Custom RAM boot PXE Linux
For netbooting we rely on a netboot.xyz inspired ipxe based setup.
- Ntwork-based bootable operating system installer based on iPXE
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Instance won't even begin to boot after hard restart. Nothing makes sense
[[UPDATE]]: The fix was as 'simple' as going into the 'bios', and selecting 'add a boot option', which automatically came up with the correct EFI file/path, then putting it at the top of the boot order. 'Simple' it wasn't, many new and temporary instances brought online while digging my way through it all, and finally just going with a brand new Debian Bookworm and migrating my data over from the old disk file. At least I learned a lot about recovering from this weird circumstance. The incorrect EFI file/path must be an artifact of using netboot.xyz to install Deb Bookworm over a previously provisioned Ubuntu instance. Makes sense I guess. Still loving netboot.xyz as a super fast way to spin up an unsupported OS.
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20 Years of Grml.org
I learned about GRML only a few years ago. Absolutely love the mixture of power and minimalism. Here is the only ISO which increases my mileage even more: https://netboot.xyz