This is a simple setup of PXE Server from Rasperry PI connected in local network that will make netboot and install Centos 8.

• DHCP server router on IP: 192.168.1.254
• Rasperry PI with at least 8Gb SD card on IP: 192.168.1.1
• Raspberry info

Linux raspberrypi 4.19.75-v7+ #1270 SMP Tue Sep 24 18:45:11 BST 2019 armv7l GNU/Linux

• VirtualBox, VMware, Hyper-V for testing boot (2GB Ram required)
• Default password is passwored123

Note:

• This will overwrite your current vsftpd configuration
• This will overwrite your current dnsmasq configuration

Tere are three ways installing it.

1. Install packages:

apt install vsftpd dnsmasq wget rpm2cipo git

2. Download CentOS 8 DVD ISO:

wget http://mozart.ee.ic.ac.uk/CentOS/8.0.1905/isos/x86_64/CentOS-8-x86_64-1905-dvd1.iso

3. Download this repository:

git clone https://github.com/spagu/raspberry-pxe-centos-8.git

4. Set up folders

mkdir -p /srv/isos/centos
mkdir -p /srv/ftpd
chown nobody:nogroup /srv/

5. Mount DVD into a folder

mount -o loop CentOS-8-x86_64-1905-dvd1.iso /srv/isos/centos

6. Get boot files

cp /srv/isos/centos/BaseOS/Packages/syslinux-* /tmp/bootfiles
cd /tmp/bootfiles
rpm2cpio syslinux-6.04-1.el8.noarch.rpm | cpio -idmv
rpm2cpio syslinux-tftpboot-6.04-1.el8.noarch.rpm | cpio -idmv

7. Copy relevant files into locations

8. Start services

systemctl start vsftpd
systemctl enable vsftpd
systemctl start dnsmasq
systemctl enable dnsmasq

You can generate new password by doing command:

# openssl passwd -1 password123
$1$e4wrrGGX$tZPQKPsXjhNmbiGg53M441
#

then change it in kickstart file /srv/isos/centos8.ks

• http://isoredirect.centos.org/centos/8/isos/x86_64/CentOS-8-x86_64-1905-dvd1.iso
• https://bashtheshell.com/guide/setting-up-pxe-boot-server-on-raspberry-pi/
• https://www.linuxtechi.com/configure-pxe-installation-server-centos-7/
• https://cspracs.wordpress.com/pxe-boot/
• https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/6/html/installation_guide/s1-kickstart2-options