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Bootimusvsdhcp-netboot.xyz

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

Bootimusdhcp-netboot.xyz
Score49/10037/100
Rank in category#18 of 31 in Networking#9 of 10 in Network
GitHub stars406106
Stars, last 30 days+0+1
Stable releases, 12 months180
Latest releasev0.1.80 · 29 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0GPL-3.0
Main languageGoShell

Which one should you pick?

Bootimus scores 49/100 against 37/100 for dhcp-netboot.xyz, so it is the safer default.

Bootimus ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for dhcp-netboot.xyz.

If you want the quickest setup, Bootimus is easier to run; dhcp-netboot.xyz needs more configuration.

dhcp-netboot.xyz is growing faster right now (+1 stars in 30 days).

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