I have a server on the internet and have successfully installed Debian on it. You can boot the installer remotely over the internet by using the Booting from Grub method described here:
https://netboot.xyz/docs/booting/grub
You can install many different distros using this method. I tested it with Debian and it works very well.
-> Has anybody else on Linux.org tried it?
I would like to use the same method to repeat what I did, but self-hosted from another of my servers rather than using netboot.xyz. The netboot.xyz website includes instructions for self-hosting here:
https://netboot.xyz/docs/selfhosting
I tried to follow the Ansible method, but I am still missing some pieces. I do not know anything about Docker, which is another way to accomplish the same thing.
-> Can somebody here help me figure out what I am missing to make the self-hosting work?
-> If not, can you suggest a better forum or source to find someone who knows? I have not had much luck with the netboot.xyz Discord group. I am willing to learn what I need to know. Often it takes only a few hints to fill in the blanks so I can run with it.
https://netboot.xyz/docs/booting/grub
You can install many different distros using this method. I tested it with Debian and it works very well.
-> Has anybody else on Linux.org tried it?
I would like to use the same method to repeat what I did, but self-hosted from another of my servers rather than using netboot.xyz. The netboot.xyz website includes instructions for self-hosting here:
https://netboot.xyz/docs/selfhosting
I tried to follow the Ansible method, but I am still missing some pieces. I do not know anything about Docker, which is another way to accomplish the same thing.
-> Can somebody here help me figure out what I am missing to make the self-hosting work?
-> If not, can you suggest a better forum or source to find someone who knows? I have not had much luck with the netboot.xyz Discord group. I am willing to learn what I need to know. Often it takes only a few hints to fill in the blanks so I can run with it.