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iVentoy

iVentoy is a PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) network boot server that installs operating systems from ISO files to multiple computers over the network.

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iVentoy is a PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) network boot server that installs operating systems from ISO files to multiple computers over the network. This Dockerized package gives homelab users a simple, low-configuration way to deploy operating system images. It supports 110+ operating systems in x86 Legacy BIOS, IA32 UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface), x86_64 UEFI, and ARM64 UEFI modes.

Platform availability

Available on 2 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox
  • Helm (not listed)
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

62/100 Good

Maintained
71last commit 40 days ago
Popular
60966 GitHub stars
Easy to install
452 install platforms, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
No data

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 6 days ago

GitHub stars
966
Open issues
106
Last commit
2026-09-03
Latest release
v1.0.44
Activity
stale

Checked 4 days ago - source: GitHub (ventoy/PXE)

Resources & Compatibility

ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is not supported.

Checked 15 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Basic setup Place ISO files in the configured location, then select PXE boot on the client machine to start installation. source

Fetched 5 days ago - each note links to its source

Alternatives (11)

  • Easy2Boot - Flexible and configurable USB drive multiboot solution which also supports UEFI booting.
  • MultiBootUSB - MultiBootUSB is a software to create multi boot live Linux on a removable media i.e USB disk.
  • RMPrepUSB
  • Rufus - Formats USB drives to various file systems and creates bootable USBs from ISOs.
  • SARDU - SARDU (short for Shardana Antivirus Rescue Disk Utility) creates a multiboot all-in-one USB drive, CD or DVD for free (personal and non com…
  • UNetbootin - Cross-platform utility to create bootable USB drives or Live USBs, with a built-in downloader for Linux ISO images and rescue disks.
  • Universal USB Installer - Universal USB Installer is a Live Linux USB Creator that allows you to choose from a selection of Linux Distributions to put on your USB Fl…
  • WinDiskWriter - Create bootable Windows USB drives on macOS with support for UEFI, Legacy BIOS, and bypassing TPM and Secure Boot checks.
  • WinSetupFromUSB - WinSetupFromUSB is a Windows program, which prepares multiboot USB flash or fixed disk to install any Windows versions since 2000/XP, boot…
  • WoeUSB - WoeUSB is a simple tool that enable you to create your own usb stick windows installer from an iso image or a real DVD.
  • YUMI exFAT - The YUMI exFAT (Your Universal Multiboot Installer) media creation tool can be used to automatically create an exFAT bootable USB flash dri…

Checked 12 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

Does iVentoy support Secure Boot?

Yes. iVentoy's FAQ states that Secure Boot is supported.

Does iVentoy include a DHCP proxy?

No. iVentoy does not support DHCP Proxy, but it can work with a third-party DHCP server.

Can I use iVentoy's web GUI from another PC or phone?

A homelab user could not access iVentoy's web GUI from another PC or phone. They installed an Ubuntu desktop environment on the server VM to access the GUI.

Answers sourced from www.iventoy.com, www.reddit.com

Community

Collected 14 days ago - public community threads