FAI is a tool for unattended mass deployment of Linux. It's a system to install and configure Linux systems and software packages on computers as well as virtual machines, from small labs to large-scale infrastructures like clusters and virtual environments. You can take one or more virgin PC's, turn on the power, and after a few minutes, the systems are installed, and completely configured to your exact needs, without any interaction necessary.

It can be used for creating custom disk images used in virtual machines or on a cloud-computing platform. using the FAI.me build service.

FAI ISO (1.1 GB)

Motto: Plan your installation, and FAI installs your plan.

NEWS

[Apr 28, 2020] FAI 5.9.4 is released, new images available including UEFI support

support [Oct 11-16 2019] Thomas was in Boston, MA joining the Debian Cloud sprint

I announced the FAI.me service

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