Detailed HowTo: PXE boot multiple RPi (Birthday Edition 🍰)

introduction I’ve always been intrigued by the idea of creating a home data center with Raspberry PIs as a computable instances. However, managing individuals node with SD cards is not fun 😼. So decided to try PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) booting. Instead of dealing with each SD card individually, PXE protocol lets me manage all my RPis from one central server, making updates and further patches easier. In this post, I’ll share how you can set up PXE booting for your RPi fleet and enjoy these benefits to :)...

August 6, 2024 · 6 min