bpdev97/ipxe-builder-docker

Docker container used to make building ipxe from source easier and faster.

ipxe-build-docker

Docker container used to make building ipxe from source easier and faster.

Pre-requirements

• Have Docker installed on the container host.

Usage

1. Git clone this repository

    git clone https://github.com/bpdev97/ipxe-builder-docker.git

2. CD into this repository

    cd ipxe-builder-docker

3. Git clone the ipxe git repository

    git clone git://git.ipxe.org/ipxe.git

4. Edit the Dockerfile if needed (e.g. to Build an USB image instead of the ipxe.iso)

    vim ./Dockerfile

5. Place your custom embed.ipxe file into ipxe/src/embed.ipxe if necessary (or remove the EMBED switch from the Dockerfile)

    vim ./ipxe/src/embed.ipxe

6. Run the build-env.sh script. - Builds the Docker container

    ./build-env.sh

7. Run the build-ipxe.sh ipxe script. - Runs the container and passes through the user given ipxe directory into the container.

    ./build-ipxe.sh ipxe

Example embed.ipxe file

    #!ipxe
  
    dhcp
    chain http://boot.ipxe.org/demo/boot.php

Clean up

docker system prune -a

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.