bradparks / netboot.xyz

Multiple Operating System iPXE Installer

netboot.xyz

Bootloader Downloads

These iPXE disks will automatically load into boot.netboot.xyz:

Type	DHCP Bootloaders	Static Bootloaders	Description
ISO	netboot.xyz-dhcp.iso	netboot.xyz-static.iso	Used for CD/DVD, Virtual CDs like DRAC/iLO, VMware, Virtual Box
USB	netboot.xyz-dhcp.usb	netboot.xyz-static.usb	Used for creation of USB Keys
Kernel	netboot.xyz-dhcp.lkrn	netboot.xyz-static.lkrn	Used for booting from GRUB/EXTLINUX
DHCP	netboot.xyz-dhcp.kpxe	netboot.xyz-static.kpxe	DHCP boot image file, uses built-in iPXE NIC drivers
DHCP-undionly	netboot.xyz-dhcp-undionly.kpxe	netboot.xyz-static-undionly.kpxe	DHCP boot image file, use if you have NIC issues

The DHCP bootloaders will automatically get a network address if you have DHCP on your network while the static bootloaders will prompt you for network information.

SHA256 checksums are generated during each build of iPXE and are located here. You can also view the scripts that are embedded into the images here.

What is netboot.xyz?

netboot.xyz is a convenient place to boot into any type of operating system or utility disk without the need of having to go spend time retrieving the ISO just to run it. iPXE is used to provide a user friendly menu from within the BIOS that lets you easily choose the OS you want along with any specific types of versions or bootable flags.

If you already have iPXE up and running on the network, you can hit netboot.xyz at anytime by typing:

chain --autofree http://boot.netboot.xyz

Full documentation is at ReadTheDocs:

• http://netbootxyz.readthedocs.org/en/latest/

What Operating Systems are available?

• Arch Linux
• CentOS
• CoreOS
• Debian
• Fedora
• FreeBSD
• Kali
• Mageia
• OpenBSD
• OpenSUSE
• RancherOS
• Scientific
• TinyCoreLinux
• Ubuntu

Utilities

• AVG Rescue CD
• Clonezilla
• DBAN
• GParted
• HDT
• Memtest
• Partition Wizard
• Pogostick - Offline Windows Password and Registry Editor
• Super Grub2 Disk

Feedback

Feel free to open up an issue on github or follow us on twitter. We're also on Freenode IRC in #netbootxyz.

Testing New Branches

Under the Utilities menu on netboot.xyz, there's an option for "Test netboot.xyz branch". If you've forked the code and have developed a new feature branch, you can use this option to chainload into that branch to test and validate the code. All you need to do is specify your github user name and the name of your branch or abbreviated hash of the commit.