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[Netbootxyz](https://netboot.xyz) is a way to PXE boot various operating system installers or utilities from one place within the BIOS without the need of having to go retrieve the media to run the tool. iPXE is used to provide a user friendly menu from within the BIOS that lets you easily choose the operating system you want along with any specific types of versions or bootable flags.
## Supported Architectures
Our images support multiple architectures such as `x86-64`, `arm64` and `armhf`. We utilise the docker manifest for multi-platform awareness. More information is available from docker [here](https://github.com/docker/distribution/blob/master/docs/spec/manifest-v2-2.md#manifest-list) and our announcement [here](https://blog.linuxserver.io/2019/02/21/the-lsio-pipeline-project/).
Simply pulling `linuxserver/netbootxyz` should retrieve the correct image for your arch, but you can also pull specific arch images via tags.
This image provides various versions that are available via tags. `latest` tag usually provides the latest stable version. Others are considered under development and caution must be exercised when using them.
| Tag | Description |
| :----: | --- |
| latest | Web application for full self hosting |
| tftp | TFTP server only with NETBOOT.XYZ boot files |
Docker images are configured using parameters passed at runtime (such as those above). These parameters are separated by a colon and indicate `<external>:<internal>` respectively. For example, `-p 8080:80` would expose port `80` from inside the container to be accessible from the host's IP on port `8080` outside the container.
When using volumes (`-v` flags), permissions issues can arise between the host OS and the container, we avoid this issue by allowing you to specify the user `PUID` and group `PGID`.
Ensure any volume directories on the host are owned by the same user you specify and any permissions issues will vanish like magic.
In this instance `PUID=1000` and `PGID=1000`, to find yours use `id user` as below:
To use this image you need an existing DHCP server where you can set this TFTP server as your DHCP boot destination. This image does not contain a DHCP server nor do we aim to support one in the future. This is simply a TFTP server hosting the latest IPXE kernel builds from [netboot.xyz](https://netboot.xyz). If you are interested in their project and lack the ability to setup a DHCP server to boot this payload they also have USB stick images you can use available on their [downloads page](https://netboot.xyz/downloads/).
Anything else from a router standpoint is a crapshoot for supporting Dnsmasq options or proprietary PXE boot options, check Google for support (try your exact router model number with 'pxe boot') or look into setting up your own DHCP server in Linux.
This image also contains `netboot.xyz.efi` which can be used to boot using UEFI network boot. The UEFI boot and menu will have limited functionality if you choose to use it.
## Support Info
* Shell access whilst the container is running:
*`docker exec -it netbootxyz /bin/bash`
* To monitor the logs of the container in realtime:
*`docker logs -f netbootxyz`
* Container version number
*`docker inspect -f '{{ index .Config.Labels "build_version" }}' netbootxyz`
* Image version number
*`docker inspect -f '{{ index .Config.Labels "build_version" }}' linuxserver/netbootxyz`
