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add thinRoot boot server container (ghcr.io/jens-maus/thinroot) - #146
Adds a ready-to-use PXE/TFTP/HTTP(/DHCP) boot server container that bundles the thinRoot release images, so a thinRoot boot server can be installed and updated by pulling a new image. The configuration lives in a separate /data volume.
Container (docker/)
dnsmasq for TFTP and optional DHCP: DHCP_MODE=none (existing DHCP server), proxy (proxyDHCP next to e.g. a home router) or full (own DHCP server)
nginx for HTTP: images, conf/, overlay.pkg*, pkgs/
iPXE v2.0.0 built from source (pinned commit) with a generic embedded script that chains boot/net.ipxe from the proxyDHCP/next-server, so no server address is compiled in: undionly.kpxe, ipxe.pxe, ipxe.lkrn, ipxe.efi, snponly.efi, ipxe-i386.efi
PXELINUX (lpxelinux.0 + modules) for legacy BIOS clients, default for BIOS (LEGACY_BOOTLOADER=pxelinux|ipxe)
iPXE and PXELINUX boot menus, dnsmasq and nginx configuration are generated on start from environment variables (SERVER_IP, BOOT_URL, MENU_DEFAULT, MENU_TIMEOUT, ADMIN_PASSWORD, THINROOT_CMDLINE*, …)
/data volume:
example conf/ (from tftpboot/thinroot/conf/) is created on first start
overlay*/ directories are packed into overlay.pkg* without a ./ entry
own images in images/ (e.g. thinroot-beta.img) get menu entries or replace bundled ones
extras/ adds memtest/clonezilla/sysrescue menu entries
per-client overrides via boot/mac-<mac>.ipxe and pxelinux.cfg/01-<mac>
extra dnsmasq settings go into dnsmasq.d/
version independent names (thinroot.img, thinroot-rpiX.img, thinroot-rpiX-kernel.img), so client configurations such as bootEnv.txt stay valid across updates. Paths are unchanged (/thinroot/…), so S42LoadNetFiles works as before.
check validates the generated configuration; export writes the complete generated TFTP/HTTP tree to /export for boot servers that don't run the container
services run unprivileged (PUID/PGID); warns about files in /data they cannot read
Publishing (.github/workflows/container.yml)
PRs/pushes touching the container: build with dummy images + docker/tests/smoke-test.sh
published release (or manual run for a given release): download and verify the release images, build for linux/amd64, linux/arm64, linux/arm/v7, push to ghcr.io with provenance attestation:
:YYYYMMDD-x86_64, :YYYYMMDD-<sha>-x86_64, :latest-x86_64: generic-x86_64 only
Dependabot for the container base images, container section in the release notes template
tftpboot/
The bootloader binaries and the static boot configurations (which contained hardcoded server addresses and site specific entries) are removed. They are now built or generated by the container. Only the example data used by the container is kept (thinroot/conf/, overlay and pkgs examples, menu banner).
Testing
smoke test (configuration checks for all DHCP modes, HTTP, TFTP incl. NAT single-port mode, overlays, own images, extras, export) passes in CI and locally, also with BusyBox tools
end-to-end network boots of thinRoot 20261002 in QEMU against the container, each verified by the client fetching conf/thinroot.conf.network after boot:
BIOS via iPXE ROM, via PXELINUX (kernel over HTTP) and via the bundled undionly.kpxe (embedded script)
UEFI (OVMF) via snponly.efi (embedded script)
DHCP_MODE=full and DHCP_MODE=proxy next to a separate DHCP server
RPi4 kernel/initrd (238 MB) via TFTP: checksums match
After merging
run "Container Build" manually once (no version = latest release) to publish the first image
set the thinroot package on ghcr.io to public once
Add a container image that bundles everything needed to network boot
thinRoot clients together with the release images, so that a boot
server can be installed and updated by pulling a new image:
- dnsmasq for TFTP and optional DHCP (DHCP_MODE=none|proxy|full)
- nginx for HTTP (images, conf/, overlay.pkg*, pkgs/)
- iPXE v2.0.0 built from source with a generic embedded script
(undionly.kpxe, ipxe.pxe, ipxe.lkrn, ipxe.efi, snponly.efi,
ipxe-i386.efi) and PXELINUX/lpxelinux for legacy BIOS clients
- iPXE and PXELINUX boot menus, dnsmasq and nginx configuration are
generated on start from environment variables
- configuration in a /data volume: example conf/ on first start,
overlay directories packed into overlay.pkg*, own images, tools
(memtest, clonezilla, sysrescue) and per-client overrides
The new container workflow builds and smoke-tests the image on changes
and publishes ghcr.io/jens-maus/thinroot:<version>/latest (all
platforms) and :<version>-x86_64/latest-x86_64 (generic-x86_64 only)
for linux/amd64, arm64 and arm/v7 when a release is published.
The bootloaders (iPXE, PXELINUX) are now built into the boot server
container and the iPXE/PXELINUX boot menus are generated by it for the
configured server address. Remove the static copies from tftpboot/,
which contained hardcoded server addresses and site specific entries,
and keep only the example data used by the container (thinroot/conf/,
overlay and pkgs examples, boot menu banner).
For boot servers not running the container, add an "export" command
that writes the complete generated TFTP/HTTP tree into /export.
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docker/rootfs/usr/local/lib/thinroot/tree.sh
docker/tests/smoke-test.sh
tftpboot/README.md
Walkthrough
This PR adds a containerized thinRoot boot server. It generates boot assets and iPXE, PXELINUX, DHCP, and HTTP configuration at runtime. It also adds container testing and publishing workflows, usage documentation, and removes the previous static boot-server files.
The image build compiles iPXE, collects PXELINUX assets, and assembles the Alpine runtime image. The embedded iPXE configuration selects a boot server and chains to the network boot script.
Runtime settings and boot-tree assembly docker/rootfs/usr/local/lib/thinroot/common.sh, docker/rootfs/usr/local/lib/thinroot/tree.sh
Shared helpers validate settings, including server IP and DHCP mode. The boot-tree builder links release and custom images, configuration, overlays, and extras, then checks menu defaults and served-file permissions.
The runtime generates iPXE and PXELINUX menus and dnsmasq and nginx configuration. The entrypoint supports run, check, and export commands. The smoke test checks configuration, exported assets, and HTTP and TFTP access. The previous static boot scripts and menus are removed.
Container test and image publishing .github/workflows/container.yml, .github/dependabot.yml, AGENTS.md
The workflow tests a locally built image before its gated publishing job. It validates versions and release assets, builds image variants, and conditionally pushes images and provenance attestations. Dependabot checks Docker dependencies weekly.
The documentation adds container quick starts, Compose settings, build and export instructions, and release-image pull commands. Repository guidance describes the container and example boot data.
sequenceDiagram
participant Client as PXE client
participant DHCP as dnsmasq
participant TFTP as TFTP service
participant iPXE
participant HTTP as nginx
Client->>DHCP: Request network configuration
DHCP-->>Client: Provide boot-server address
Client->>TFTP: Request boot/net.ipxe
TFTP-->>iPXE: Return generated network script
iPXE->>TFTP: Load generated boot menu
TFTP-->>iPXE: Return menu script
iPXE->>HTTP: Request selected boot image
HTTP-->>iPXE: Return boot assets
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jens-maus/thinRoot#144: Adds the repository guidance that this PR extends with container layout, build, and smoke-test instructions.
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The container works as designed, but the quick start and export instructions can trip users: the sample IP must be replaced, and exporting into the repository's tftpboot/ directory can overwrite edited example files. A few rare shell edge cases give poor error messages or a wrong default menu entry. Fixing the docs is advisable before merge.
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- Around line 158-161: Update the checksum-verification step in the payload
download workflow to explicitly fail when no `.sha256` files are present, verify
all matched checksum files, and remove those checksum files after successful
verification so they are not included in the image payload.
Review comments at @docker/README.md:
- Around line 113-116: Update the dnsmasq example’s DHCP rules by adding an
efi32 match for client architecture 6 and an efi32 boot rule that serves
ipxe-i386.efi. Exclude both efi64 and efi32 clients from the pxelinux.0 BIOS
fallback, preserving the existing efi64 boot behavior.
- Around line 249-253: Add the Buildx --load option to the documented local
build command before the smoke test so the image is available to the local
Docker daemon, including when using a docker-container builder.
- Around line 59-60: Update the quick-start instructions around SERVER_IP and
DHCP_MODE to state that users must replace the sample address with an IP
assigned to the host before step 2 starts proxy DHCP; keep the documented
address consistent across the quick-start configuration examples.
Review comments at @docker/rootfs/usr/local/lib/thinroot/common.sh:
- Line 58: Update detect_server_ip and detect_prefix so expected pipeline
failures under set -euo pipefail do not abort command substitution; preserve
their output when successful and let the existing empty-result checks report
missing values through die.
Review comments at @docker/rootfs/usr/local/lib/thinroot/tree.sh:
- Line 251: Update check_menu_default to capture the output of menu_labels
before checking whether MENU_DEFAULT is present, then search the captured labels
so grep’s early exit cannot trigger a pipefail failure. Reuse the captured
labels for the available-entries warning and preserve the existing fallback
behavior.
Review comments at @tftpboot/README.md:
- Line 25: Update the documented container volume example so /export maps to a
dedicated, initially empty output directory rather than the repository’s
example-data directory; apply the same correction to the corresponding example
in docker/README.md. Preserve the existing /data mapping.
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- Around line 57-58: Set persist-credentials to false on the Checkout Code step
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docker/rootfs/usr/local/lib/thinroot/ipxe.sh
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tftpboot/Boot\x64\wdsmgfw.efi
tftpboot/README.md
tftpboot/boot/menu-main.ipxe
tftpboot/boot/net.cfg
tftpboot/boot/net.ipxe
tftpboot/boot/net.theme
tftpboot/clonezilla/README.md
tftpboot/ipxe.i386.efi
tftpboot/ipxe.lkrn
tftpboot/ipxe.pxe
tftpboot/ipxe.x86_64.efi
tftpboot/ldlinux.c32
tftpboot/libcom32.c32
tftpboot/libutil.c32
tftpboot/lpxelinux.0
tftpboot/memdisk
tftpboot/memtest/README.md
tftpboot/menu.c32
tftpboot/pxeboot.0
tftpboot/pxechn.c32
tftpboot/pxelinux.0
tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/01-94-c6-91-10-97-81
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tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default
tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/localboot
tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/menu/admin.cfg
tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/menu/global-pxe.cfg
tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/menu/ipxe.cfg
tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/menu/localboot.cfg
tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/menu/main.cfg
tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/menu/thinroot-beta.cfg
tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/menu/thinroot.cfg
tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/thinroot
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tftpboot/boot/net.theme
tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default
tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/menu/thinroot-beta.cfg
tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/menu/ipxe.cfg
tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/menu/main.cfg
tftpboot/clonezilla/README.md
tftpboot/pxelinux.0
tftpboot/pxeboot.0
tftpboot/boot/menu-main.ipxe
tftpboot/sysrescue/README.md
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- detect_server_ip/detect_prefix: no longer exit silently under
errexit/pipefail when there is no route, so the "SERVER_IP not set"
error is reported
- check_menu_default: test the captured labels instead of piping into
grep -q, which could fail with SIGPIPE and reset MENU_DEFAULT
- export: refuse non-empty target directories and use a separate
directory in the examples
- docs: replace the example SERVER_IP before starting, IA32 UEFI rule in
the dnsmasq example, --load for local builds
- smoke test: check the missing route error and the export guard
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Adds a ready-to-use PXE/TFTP/HTTP(/DHCP) boot server container that bundles the thinRoot release images, so a thinRoot boot server can be installed and updated by pulling a new image. The configuration lives in a separate
/datavolume.Container (
docker/)DHCP_MODE=none(existing DHCP server),proxy(proxyDHCP next to e.g. a home router) orfull(own DHCP server)conf/,overlay.pkg*,pkgs/boot/net.ipxefrom the proxyDHCP/next-server, so no server address is compiled in:undionly.kpxe,ipxe.pxe,ipxe.lkrn,ipxe.efi,snponly.efi,ipxe-i386.efilpxelinux.0+ modules) for legacy BIOS clients, default for BIOS (LEGACY_BOOTLOADER=pxelinux|ipxe)SERVER_IP,BOOT_URL,MENU_DEFAULT,MENU_TIMEOUT,ADMIN_PASSWORD,THINROOT_CMDLINE*, …)/datavolume:conf/(fromtftpboot/thinroot/conf/) is created on first startoverlay*/directories are packed intooverlay.pkg*without a./entryimages/(e.g.thinroot-beta.img) get menu entries or replace bundled onesextras/adds memtest/clonezilla/sysrescue menu entriesboot/mac-<mac>.ipxeandpxelinux.cfg/01-<mac>dnsmasq.d/thinroot.img,thinroot-rpiX.img,thinroot-rpiX-kernel.img), so client configurations such asbootEnv.txtstay valid across updates. Paths are unchanged (/thinroot/…), soS42LoadNetFilesworks as before.checkvalidates the generated configuration;exportwrites the complete generated TFTP/HTTP tree to/exportfor boot servers that don't run the containerPUID/PGID); warns about files in/datathey cannot readPublishing (
.github/workflows/container.yml)docker/tests/smoke-test.shlinux/amd64,linux/arm64,linux/arm/v7, push to ghcr.io with provenance attestation::YYYYMMDD,:YYYYMMDD-<sha>,:latest: generic-x86_64 + rpi3/4/5 kernel/initrd images:YYYYMMDD-x86_64,:YYYYMMDD-<sha>-x86_64,:latest-x86_64: generic-x86_64 onlytftpboot/The bootloader binaries and the static boot configurations (which contained hardcoded server addresses and site specific entries) are removed. They are now built or generated by the container. Only the example data used by the container is kept (
thinroot/conf/, overlay and pkgs examples, menu banner).Testing
conf/thinroot.conf.networkafter boot:undionly.kpxe(embedded script)snponly.efi(embedded script)DHCP_MODE=fullandDHCP_MODE=proxynext to a separate DHCP serverAfter merging
thinrootpackage on ghcr.io to public onceGenerated by Claude Code
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