netbootxyz/netboot.xyz
Your favorite operating systems in one place. A network-based bootable operating system installer based on iPXE. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
89/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 71
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 56.0
- age_days: 4021
- days_rel: 119
- days_push: 9
- n_releases_24m: 11
Adoption not part of the score
12193 stars · 840 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
netboot.xyz is an iPXE-based network bootloader that presents a menu of operating system installers, live distros, and rescue tools that are fetched over the network at boot time. It ships as ISO, USB, and PXE/EFI images and can be self-hosted via Docker and Ansible.
Use cases
- install linux over the network without usb sticks
- pxe boot operating system installers on a homelab network
- boot a rescue or live distro from one bootloader
- provision bare metal servers via dhcp and tftp
- try different linux distros from a boot menu
- set up a default network boot option for my lan
- attach an iso remotely to install an os on a server
When to choose
- you want one boot medium that can install or boot many operating systems
- you manage multiple machines or a homelab and want network-based provisioning
- you need rescue and live environments available without carrying install media
- you want a self-hostable PXE menu with UEFI and BIOS support
When to avoid
- you need fully offline installation with no network access
- your network blocks DHCP/TFTP or HTTP boot traffic
- you need a single specific OS installer with custom preseeding beyond what the menu offers
- you require air-gapped or compliance-restricted provisioning pipelines
Facets
application · maturity active
deployment cli self-hosted developer-tools operating-systems self-hosted infrastructure-as-code cross-platform self-hosted pxe-boot ipxe network-installer bare-metal-provisioning bootloader tftp dhcp homelab os-installer rescue-tools devops automation linux docker web-server
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz · fetched 2026-08-28 · 138c4e5839d1
- homepage: https://netboot.xyz · fetched 2026-08-29 · 00b7ed2a6a86
- site_page: https://netboot.xyz/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · ec2430893313
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| netbootxyz/netboot.xyz | main | 89 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="netbootxyz/netboot.xyz")
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