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10,000 GitHub Stars!

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Antony Messerli
Antony Messerli
Lead Developer

We are thrilled to announce that netboot.xyz has reached a significant milestone: 10,000 GitHub stars! This achievement represents more than just a number - it's a testament to the incredible community support and the usefulness of the project to system administrators, developers, and technology enthusiasts worldwide.

One Million Menu Loads Monthly​

Along with reaching 10k stars, we are now seeing over 1 million menu loads per month worldwide! This level of usage demonstrates how essential netboot.xyz has become for many of you in your daily workflows - whether you're deploying operating systems, performing system recovery, or using our utilities for maintenance tasks.

A Thank You to the iPXE Project​

This milestone would not have been possible without the foundation provided by the iPXE project. We owe a special debt of gratitude to Michael Brown, the lead developer of iPXE, whose vision and dedication have created the robust network boot framework that powers netboot.xyz.

The entire iPXE community also deserves recognition for their continuous improvements, bug fixes, and new features that enable netboot.xyz to support a wide range of hardware and boot scenarios. Their commitment to open source has directly contributed to our success.

Looking Forward​

As we celebrate this milestone, we are more motivated than ever to improve netboot.xyz and add even more features that make network booting simpler and more powerful. Some of our plans include:

  • Continuing to add support for more operating systems and utilities
  • Improving the user experience for both novice and advanced users
  • Enhancing our documentation to help new users get started
  • Continuing to build out our community resources

How You Can Help​

If you've found netboot.xyz useful, consider:

Thank You!​

Finally, a massive thank you to everyone who has used netboot.xyz, filed issues, contributed code, spread the word, or supported us in any way. This project exists because of you, and I'm excited to see where the next 10,000 stars take us!

Keep on netbooting!