{"id":7639,"date":"2024-02-09T11:11:10","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T17:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/?p=7639"},"modified":"2026-01-22T14:50:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T20:50:44","slug":"how-to-use-netboot-xyz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-to-use-netboot-xyz\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use Netboot.xyz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"kb-shortcode kb-shortcode_warning\">\n                    <div class=\"kb-shortcode-icon\">\n                        <i class=\"fa fa-exclamation-triangle fa-2x\"><\/i>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"kb-shortcode-content_warning\">This article is intended for use with UNMANAGED Dedicated Servers. If you are a Managed Dedicated server customer, please contact KnownHost Support for assistance!<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"block-1b017d-6362-48\" class=\"wp-block-gutenbee-accordion block-1b017d-6362-48\" data-collapse-others=\"true\"><div class=\"wp-block-gutenbee-accordion-item\"><div class=\"wp-block-gutenbee-accordion-item-title\"><span class=\"wp-block-gutenbee-accordion-item-title-content\">Supported Operating Systems<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-gutenbee-accordion-item-title-icon\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-gutenbee-accordion-item-content-wrap\"><div class=\"wp-block-gutenbee-accordion-item-content\"><p class=\"wp-block-gutenbee-accordion-item-text\"><table><thead><tr><th>Name<\/th><th>URL<\/th><th>Installer Kernel<\/th><th>Live OS<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>AlmaLinux<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/almalinux.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">almalinux.org\/<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Alpine Linux<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/alpinelinux.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">alpinelinux.org<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arch Linux<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archlinux.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.archlinux.org<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Backbox<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backbox.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.backbox.org<\/a><\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BlackArch Linux<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/blackarch.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blackarch.org<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bluestar Linux<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/bluestarlinux\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sourceforge.net\/projects\/bluestarlinux<\/a><\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bodhi Linux<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bodhilinux.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.bodhilinux.com<\/a><\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CentOS<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/centos.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">centos.org<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fedora CoreOS<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/getfedora.org\/en\/coreos?stream=stable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">getfedora.org\/en\/coreos?stream=stable<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Debian<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/debian.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">debian.org<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Deepin<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deepin.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.deepin.org<\/a><\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Devuan<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/devuan.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">devuan.org<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Elementary OS<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/elementary.io\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">elementary.io<\/a><\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>EndeavourOS<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/endeavouros.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">endeavouros.com<\/a><\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fatdog64<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/distro.ibiblio.org\/fatdog\/web\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">distro.ibiblio.org\/fatdog\/web\/<\/a><\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fedora<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/fedoraproject.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fedoraproject.org<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feren OS<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/ferenos.weebly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ferenos.weebly.com\/<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Flatcar Linux<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flatcar.org\/releases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.flatcar.org\/releases\/<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FreeBSD<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/freebsd.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">freebsd.org<\/a><\/td><td>Yes, disk image<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FreeDOS<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedos.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.freedos.org<\/a><\/td><td>ISO &#8211; Memdisk<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Garuda Linux<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/garudalinux.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">garudalinux.org\/<\/a><\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gentoo<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/gentoo.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gentoo.org<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Harvester<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/harvesterhci.io\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">harvesterhci.io<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>hrmpf<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/leahneukirchen\/hrmpf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">github.com\/leahneukirchen\/hrmpf\/<\/a><\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>IPFire<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipfire.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.ipfire.org<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>K3OS<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/k3os.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">k3os.io\/<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kali Linux<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kali.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.kali.org<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>KDE Neon<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/neon.kde.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">neon.kde.org<\/a><\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kodachi<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digi77.com\/linux-kodachi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.digi77.com\/linux-kodachi\/<\/a><\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Linux Lite<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linuxliteos.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.linuxliteos.com<\/a><\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>LXLE<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/lxle.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">lxle.net<\/a><\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mageia<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mageia.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.mageia.org<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Manjaro<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/manjaro.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">manjaro.org<\/a><\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mint<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxmint.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">linuxmint.com<\/a><\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Microsoft Windows<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.microsoft.com<\/a><\/td><td>User supplied media<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>MirOS<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mirbsd.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.mirbsd.org<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nitrux<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/nxos.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nxos.org\/<\/a><\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>NixOS<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/nixos.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nixos.org<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>OpenBSD<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/openbsd.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">openbsd.org<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>openEuler<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openeuler.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.openeuler.org\/<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>OpenSUSE<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/opensuse.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">opensuse.org<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oracle Linux<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oracle.com\/linux\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.oracle.com\/linux\/<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Installer<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Parrot Security<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.parrotsec.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.parrotsec.org<\/a><\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Peppermint<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/peppermintos.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">peppermintos.com<\/a><\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pop OS<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/system76.com\/pop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">system76.com\/pop<\/a><\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Proxmox VE<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proxmox.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.proxmox.com\/<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Q4OS<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/q4os.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">q4os.org<\/a><\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Raizo<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/live-raizo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sourceforge.net\/projects\/live-raizo\/<\/a><\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>RancherOS<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/rancher.com\/rancher-os\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rancher.com\/rancher-os<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Red Hat Enterprise Linux<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redhat.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.redhat.com<\/a><\/td><td>User supplied media<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Regolith<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/regolith-linux.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">regolith-linux.org<\/a><\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rocky Linux<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/rockylinux.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rockylinux.org\/<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Scientific Linux<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/scientificlinux.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">scientificlinux.org<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Septor<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/septor.sourceforge.io\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">septor.sourceforge.io<\/a><\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Slackware<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slackware.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.slackware.com<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SmartOS<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartos.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.smartos.org\/<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SparkyLinux<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/sparkylinux.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sparkylinux.org\/<\/a><\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tails<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/tails.boum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tails.boum.org\/<\/a><\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Talos<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talos.dev\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.talos.dev\/<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tiny Core Linux<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tinycorelinux.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.tinycorelinux.net\/<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ubuntu<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ubuntu.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.ubuntu.com<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>VMware<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vmware.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.vmware.com<\/a><\/td><td>User supplied media<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Voyager<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/voyagerlive.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">voyagerlive.org<\/a><\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>VyOS<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/vyos.io\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vyos.io<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Zen Installer<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/revenge-installer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sourceforge.net\/projects\/revenge-installer<\/a><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Zorin OS<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/zorinos.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">zorinos.com<\/a><\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>KnownHost\u2019s dedicated server line supports an abundance of proper Operating Systems but we also know you may need something different or even niche for that one special project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re pleased to offer netboot.xyz, an easy way to try and install a wide variety of Operating Systems on your dedicated server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are instructions on how to boot your dedicated server into netboot.xyz. Please be aware if you choose to install an operating system using this method, you will have to manually configure your network connections, drive partitions, and other aspects that are automated by our other install choices. As such, this is an advanced user tutorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of the information for your network connection can be found in your Synergy Dedicated Control panel, it looks like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image.png 832w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Be sure to make note of your specific server\u2019s information as you\u2019ll most likely need it in a future step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you\u2019re ready, go to the OS Reload option, and select <strong>netboot.xyz<\/strong> from the dropdown menu of OS selections and click \u2018Reload Operating System\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"835\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-1.png 835w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-1-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-1-768x176.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 835px) 100vw, 835px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll then receive a password prompt and be asked to confirm you understand your server\u2019s disks will be erased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because we\u2019re first booting your server into netboot.xyz, this password is not used and you do <strong>not <\/strong>need to notate it anywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will need to click the checkbox confirmation, however, it\u2019s important to understand, just booting into netbox.xyz will not remove data from your server; however, install or other actions within netboot.xyz has that capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/9e88e3e7-ebdc-4de4-9a53-f6ca0cb3873a\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll then see the OS reload status update and you\u2019ll now want to connect to your server via IPMI KVM so you can interact with it directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-to-access-your-servers-ipmi-kvm\/\">KVM DIRECTIONS HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once connected to your server, you should see it start PXE booting and connect to the network. Under certain circumstances, you may need to select the network boot function within the BIOS, however, this is uncommon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-3.png 810w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-3-300x56.png 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-3-768x143.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-4.png 810w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-4-300x56.png 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-4-768x143.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br> Once your server has connected to the network and started netboot.xyz, you will be presented with the netboot.xyz menu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"789\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-5.png 789w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-5-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-5-768x457.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can then proceed to choose your desired OS, Live Disk, or other function and then follow the steps on screen to install it. The steps may vary widely depending on your OS choice, so we won\u2019t go into much detail here, however, things to remember:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; Your server most likely has two network cards (NICs), the first one is your public interface, the second is your private network interface<strong>. <\/strong>Your IP information for both are listed in your Synergy Control Panel, just be sure to configure them accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; You can either use a public DNS server or KnownHost\u2019s internal private one, its IP is 10.254.254.251 (this will <strong>only<\/strong> work for your server\u2019s network setup)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; You will need to set any desired disk partitions and root passwords or credentials during the setup sequence after you choose an OS. Be sure to make note of these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Once you\u2019ve finished installing your desired OS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you\u2019ve finished installing your desired OS, you\u2019ll want to reboot your server and boot it directly from your hard disk to boot into your new OS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will also need to complete two last steps in your Synergy Control Panel to let the system know you\u2019ve finished and to prevent your server from inadvertently booting back into netboot.xyz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. On the OS Reload Progress section, click \u201cProgress Stopped\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"849\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-6.png 849w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-6-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-6-768x247.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2. 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