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Cobbler
Linux install and update server·cobbler.github.io
Cobbler is a Linux installation server that automates the setup of network installation environments for physical and virtual machines. It can handle provisioning via PXE, media-based net-installs, and virtualized installs (Xen, qemu, KVM, some VMware variants), and optionally manages DHCP, DNS, and yum package mirroring. It includes templating and a snippet system for reusing configuration across kickstart/preseed files and service configs, and offers a command line interface, a web interface, and API access.
What it's for
Provisioning servers from bare metalDeploying virtual machines onto hypervisorsManaging DNS and DHCP infrastructureAutomating package updatesPower management of managed systemsConfiguration management orchestrationNetwork installs via PXE, media-based net-install, or virtualization
Features 14
- Built-in lightweight configuration management system
- Command line interface
- DHCP management
- DNS management
- Integration with configuration management systems like Puppet
- Media-based net-installs
- Multiple API access options
- PXE network installs
- Reinstallation and virtualization support via 'koan' helper program
- Snippet system for reusable code chunks embedded in templates
- Templating system for DNS, DHCP, and response files (kickstart, preseed, etc.)
- Virtualized install support (Xen, qemu, KVM, some VMware variants)
- Web interface
- Yum package mirroring
At a glance
free tieropen sourceself-hostableAPI
DeploymentSelf-hosted
PlatformsLinux
Forsystem administrators, devops teams, enterprises managing infrastructure
Integrations
PuppetChefVMwareXenqemuKVM