cobbler/cobbler
Cobbler is a versatile Linux deployment server observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
79/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 40
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0
- age_days: 5412
- days_rel: 654
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
2768 stars · 659 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Cobbler is a Linux installation and provisioning server that automates network-based OS deployment via PXE, DHCP, TFTP, and templated kickstart/preseed files. It also manages DNS, DHCP configuration, package updates, power management, and configuration management orchestration from a single tool.
Use cases
- provision bare-metal servers over the network with PXE boot
- automate mass installation of Linux across a datacenter
- manage DHCP and DNS configuration for a fleet of machines
- template kickstart and preseed files for repeatable installs
- deploy virtual machines onto hypervisors automatically
- set up a network installation environment for new systems
- integrate provisioning with configuration management tools like Chef
When to choose
- you need rapid, repeatable bare-metal or VM provisioning of Linux systems
- you want one tool to glue together PXE, DHCP, DNS, and installer templates
- you manage infrastructure from a few servers to thousands and need automation
- you prefer templated kickstart/preseed workflows with snippet reuse
When to avoid
- you only deploy cloud instances where images and cloud-init suffice
- you need container orchestration rather than OS installation
- your environment is non-Linux or relies on Windows/macOS deployment
- you want a modern UI-first provisioning platform rather than a CLI/API server
Facets
service · maturity active
deployment configuration-management cli web-framework templating infrastructure-as-code self-hosted networking python self-hosted cli pxe-boot provisioning bare-metal kickstart preseed dhcp tftp dns-management network-install system-administration devops automation linux web-server
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler · fetched 2026-08-28 · a6449e3e8bf8
- homepage: https://cobbler.github.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · 336265a774d3
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/cobbler/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9af0c9febb81
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| cobbler/cobbler | main | 79 |
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