zbm-dev/zfsbootmenu
Bootloader for root-on-ZFS systems with support for snapshots and native full disk encryption observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
78/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 39
- 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: 169.5
- age_days: 2641
- days_rel: 244
- days_push: 17
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
1148 stars · 97 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
ZFSBootMenu is a Linux bootloader for root-on-ZFS systems that finds kernels and initramfs images inside ZFS filesystems and launches them via kexec. It supports multiple boot environments, snapshot manipulation before boot, and ZFS native encryption.
Use cases
- boot linux from a zfs root filesystem
- manage multiple boot environments on zfs
- roll back to a zfs snapshot before booting
- boot an encrypted zfs root pool
- install a new distribution via zfs recv from the boot menu
- select which kernel to boot on a zfs system
When to choose
- your root filesystem is ZFS and you want snapshot-aware booting
- you need multiple independent boot environments on one machine
- you use ZFS native encryption and need a bootloader that can unlock it
- you want FreeBSD-like boot environment workflows on Linux
When to avoid
- your root filesystem is ext4, btrfs, or any non-ZFS filesystem
- you want a simple graphical bootloader like GRUB with theming
- you need to boot non-Linux operating systems like Windows
- you are not comfortable managing ZFS pools and boot environments
Facets
application · maturity active
file-system cli developer-tools operating-systems self-hosted developer-tools cli zfs bootloader boot-environments snapshots full-disk-encryption initramfs kexec openzfs linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/zbm-dev/zfsbootmenu · fetched 2026-08-28 · 1c59bc8c6e7e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| zbm-dev/zfsbootmenu | main | 78 |
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