[Script request]: iVentoy

[Dean2706]

Application Name

iVentoy

Website

https://www.iventoy.com/

Description

iVentoy was once supported by Community scripts and removed from was almost a year ago, as it appeared to no longer being maintained. (Discussion #3946)
I just became aware of this removal now, so I checked their website to see if this was true and to my suprise, 20 minutes ago they just released a new update. Wild coincidence.

It would be great to have this one back, as this is the best open source PXE solution I have come across.
And it seems that there are others from the old discussion that would love to see it back.

Due Diligence

• I have searched existing scripts and found no duplicates.
• I have searched existing discussions and found no duplicate requests.
• The application requested has 600+ stars on Github (if applicable), is older than 6 months, actively maintained and has release tarballs published.
• I understand that not all applications will be accepted due to various reasons and criteria by the community-scripts ORG.

[MickLesk]

we have currently netboot.xyz and nobody feel free to test it, so if netboot is not tested then iventoy will never tested. Like the other 40 Scripts in testing.

[MickLesk]

community-scripts/ProxmoxVED#1601

[baetzst]

I think netboot.xyz and iVentoy target very different use cases.

netboot.xyz is installer/kernel-based and does not provide ISO booting or a web UI.
iVentoy is ISO-centric, offline-capable, and much easier to use for many users.

The low testing activity of netboot.xyz doesn’t really reflect the usefulness of ISO-based PXE workflows, so it’s not a direct replacement.

[MickLesk]

ok 😄 if you feel responsible. Create an Script, with latest known tweaks and feel free to maintain it.

[tremor021]

netboot is also offline capable, and is not some shady chinese software that load things from obfuscated binary blobs @baetzst

[tremor021]

Just sayin'

[wolicape]

+1, i'd like to be able to update my iventoy LXC Container installed via the older community script with the new version published 👍

[Data-PhiIe]

FWIW, I wanted to add my thoughts. I'm just used to using ventoy, I have a "One thumb drive to rule them all" with ventoy, portable apps, ect. Since I'm already using it as my thumb drive for everything and always have it on me, I would like the consistency of using the same software for PXE boot. I'm not going to sit here and say they can't exist in tandem, why not both? But if adding it back is too much overhead that's understandable.

[MickLesk]

Its already in VED repo. You can test it there

[Data-PhiIe]

Oh, perfect, thanks! :)

[wolicape]

What's the repo link ? I'm curious to give it a try

[MickLesk]

https://community-scripts.org/scripts/iventoy