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Open source · iPXE bootloader

Your favorite operating systems,
in one place.

netboot.xyz is a small iPXE bootloader that opens to a menu of network installers, live distros, and rescue tools — fetched from upstream over the network, so there's no install media to manage.

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netboot.xyziPXE 2.0.0+  ·  net0 192.168.1.42
┌─[ MAIN MENU ]───────────────────┐
►Linux Network Installs
Desktop & Live Distros
Security & Forensics
Utilities & Rescue
Hypervisors & Storage
Windows (WIM)
netboot.xyz Endpoints
iPXE Shell
Reboot
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No install media
one bootloader, not a drawer of USB sticks
Fetched from upstream
pulls images over HTTP at boot time
x86_64 · arm64
BIOS and UEFI builds
Self-hostable
run your own instance via Docker
Simple to use

Put the bootloader on a USB stick, an ISO, or your DHCP server. Power on, and pick what you want from the menu.

# write the image to a USB stick
dd if=netboot.xyz.img \
   of=/dev/sdX bs=1M
Evaluate, install, rescue

Network installers, live distros, and recovery utilities live in one menu — try an OS, install it, or repair a disk.

Linux Network Installs
Live CDs
Utilities
iPXE Shell
Powered by iPXE

Built on iPXE's open-source firmware. Chainload it from GRUB, syslinux, or any UEFI shell.

chain --autofree \
  https://boot.netboot.xyz/menu.ipxe

Quick start

1
Grab the image

Pick the format that matches how you boot — ISO for VMs and IPMI, .img for USB, .kpxe for TFTP.

curl -O https://boot.netboot.xyz/ipxe/netboot.xyz.iso
2
Boot from it

Plug in the stick, attach the ISO, or point your DHCP server at the bootloader file.

dhcp-boot=netboot.xyz.kpxe
3
Pick your OS

The menu loads. Navigate with the arrow keys, press enter, and it streams the kernel from the upstream mirror.

▸ Ubuntu — Network Install

Get netboot.xyz

ISO, USB image, and PXE/TFTP and EFI builds for x86_64 and arm64. Each release is published on GitHub with checksums.

Go to downloads →Releases on GitHub ↗