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Projects in Awesome Lists tagged with initramfs

A curated list of projects in awesome lists tagged with initramfs .

https://github.com/u-root/u-root

A fully Go userland with Linux bootloaders! u-root can create a one-binary root file system (initramfs) containing a busybox-like set of tools written in Go.

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Last synced: 27 Feb 2026

https://github.com/zbm-dev/zfsbootmenu

ZFS Bootloader for root-on-ZFS systems with support for snapshots and native full disk encryption

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Last synced: 07 Apr 2025

https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut

dracut the event driven initramfs infrastructure

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Last synced: 21 Oct 2025

https://github.com/anatol/booster

Fast and secure initramfs generator

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Last synced: 15 May 2025

https://github.com/r-pufky/wireguard-initramfs

Use dropbear over wireguard.

debian dropbear initramfs wireguard

Last synced: 27 May 2026

https://github.com/gsauthof/dracut-sshd

Provide SSH access to initramfs early user space on Fedora and other systems that use Dracut

dracut-module initramfs

Last synced: 22 Jan 2026

https://github.com/dracut-crypt-ssh/dracut-crypt-ssh

dracut initramfs module to start dropbear sshd during boot to unlock the root filesystem with the (cryptsetup) LUKS passphrase remotely

dracut full-disk-encryption initramfs luks ssh

Last synced: 26 Mar 2025

https://github.com/cattlepi/cattlepi

effortlessly boot, configure, update and monitor your raspberry pi :cloud:

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Last synced: 07 May 2025

https://github.com/arcmags/ramroot

Load root file system to ram during boot.

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Last synced: 16 Mar 2026

https://github.com/chesty/overlayroot

mounts an overlay file system over root

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Last synced: 01 Jul 2025

https://github.com/u-root/webboot

Tools to let a u-root instance boot signed live distro images over the web

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Last synced: 30 Mar 2025

https://github.com/illiliti/tinyramfs

Tiny initramfs written in POSIX shell

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Last synced: 17 Jan 2026

https://github.com/desultory/ugrd

A minimalistic POSIX initramfs generator, designed for FDE

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Last synced: 08 Mar 2026

https://github.com/tpowa/archboot

Archboot is a most advanced, modular Arch Linux boot/install image creation utility to generate bootable media for CD/USB/PXE, designed for installation or rescue operation.

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Last synced: 28 Jun 2025

https://github.com/tianyuanhao/kernel-syslog

📝 Kernel module that can be used as a replacement for syslog, logger or logwrapper

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Last synced: 30 Mar 2025

https://github.com/midzelis/zquickinit

Batteries included ZFSBootMenu based bootloader and rescue environment; with a focus on secure remote unlocks over Tailscale SSH.

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Last synced: 09 Apr 2025

https://github.com/phantom-node/cryptreboot

Convenient reboot for Linux systems with encrypted root partition.

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Last synced: 10 Oct 2025

https://github.com/sfttech/stiefelsystem

Boot your operating system on a different hardware device via network 👢

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Last synced: 23 Apr 2025

https://github.com/tpowa/Archboot

Archboot is a most advanced, modular Arch Linux boot/install image creation utility to generate bootable media for CD/USB/PXE, designed for installation or rescue operation.

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Last synced: 12 Apr 2025

https://github.com/mr-manuel/proxmox

This repository provide various manuals for managing Proxmox VE

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Last synced: 10 Feb 2026

https://github.com/mk-fg/dracut-crypt-sshd

dracut initramfs module to start sshd on early boot to enter encryption passphrase from across the internets

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Last synced: 23 Apr 2025

https://github.com/biswa96/initrdg

initrd binary to experiment with WSLg in Windows 10

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Last synced: 23 Aug 2025

https://github.com/canonical/core-initrd

initrd implementation in ubuntu core

initramfs initrd

Last synced: 19 Nov 2025

https://github.com/angt/slashinit

Minimal PID 1 for initramfs

c init initramfs linux pid1

Last synced: 17 Jan 2026

https://github.com/sepfy/raspberrypi-ota

Raspberry Pi OS image OTA update

busybox initramfs ota raspberrypi

Last synced: 19 Mar 2025

https://github.com/kayrus/rescue-initramfs

Fully functional rescue initramfs for Debian based OS

dropbear initramfs initramfs-generator linux rescue ubuntu

Last synced: 30 Apr 2025

https://github.com/u-root/mkuimage

Create small Go-based root file systems -- with support for CPIOs and (TBD) Docker images

go initramfs kernel linux linuxboot system

Last synced: 05 Aug 2025

https://github.com/purecloudlabs/gprovision

Code used to provision (image)/factory restore appliances and to build the binaries used for those tasks.

buildroot embedded golang initramfs iot linux provisioning software-update system

Last synced: 11 Apr 2025

https://github.com/kirelagin/nixos-init

[VERY WIP] Look, I added systemd to your initramfs! It’s so much better now!

initramfs nixos systemd

Last synced: 14 Oct 2025

https://github.com/raffaellod/tinytium

Compact BusyBox-based initramfs with integrated local/remote recovery mode.

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Last synced: 11 Jan 2026

https://github.com/do-2k24-27/rusty-initramfs-builder

A Rusty CLI tool to convert Docker/OCI images into bootable initramfs for microVMs.

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Last synced: 26 Apr 2026

https://github.com/markjasonespelita/zyphor_minimal

A fast, reliable, and minimal linux based operating system skeleton setup.

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Last synced: 06 Jun 2026

https://github.com/serverwentdown/tayos

TayOS is a very basic Linux OS named after Isaac Tay

busybox initramfs linux script

Last synced: 15 Feb 2026

https://github.com/desultory/pycpio

Python library for CPIO manipulation

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Last synced: 04 Feb 2026

https://github.com/kale-ko/initramfs-scripts

Start up an OpenSSH server over WiFi during initramfs for remote unlocking

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Last synced: 26 Apr 2026

https://github.com/cbdevnet/jamdisk

Toolchain for creating custom initial RAM filesystems

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Last synced: 06 May 2025

https://github.com/teapot9/cmkinitramfs

A customizable simple initramfs generator

initramfs initramfs-generator

Last synced: 01 Jul 2025

https://github.com/denysvitali/smaug-custom-initram

Custom Initramfs (ramdisk) for Smaug / Pixel C / dragon

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Last synced: 08 May 2026

https://github.com/joelnb/initrd_tools

Simple golang tools for working with initrd files

golang initramfs

Last synced: 04 May 2026

https://github.com/deltik/initramfs-tools-extras

Extra features for initramfs-tools in the form of hooks and scripts. Fork of https://github.com/skom91/initramfs-tools-network-hook/

initramfs initramfs-generator

Last synced: 21 Feb 2026

https://github.com/pdmccormick/go-initramfs

Read and write Linux kernel initramfs archives.

golang-package initramfs linux-kernel

Last synced: 09 May 2026

https://github.com/lehtojo/webgate

Linux image builder that creates bootable ramdisk systems for running Chromium with DRM/GBM graphics acceleration and minimal dependencies.

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Last synced: 15 Apr 2026

https://github.com/reticate/lupa

kernel-shim loader for unsigned LSM bypass via initramfs tampering

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Last synced: 22 Mar 2025

https://github.com/parazyd/pi3-aoe

A basic setup for ATA over Ethernet on a RPi3

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Last synced: 04 Jun 2026

https://github.com/kr1ss-xd/untouchable

Install initcpio hooks to create readonly snapshots during early boot and mount an overlayfs on top.

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Last synced: 29 Apr 2026

https://github.com/uoi-io/discoverd

Discoverd is a ramdisk to get some informations from a server

cpio discoverd init initramfs initrd kernel ramdisk

Last synced: 10 Jul 2025

https://github.com/boucaron/baseroots

BaseRoots — Tiny, Immutable Initrd-Based Linux Environment for Recovery, Testing, and Reproducible Bootstrapping

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Last synced: 19 Apr 2026

https://github.com/enceeper/enceeper-boot

A secure solution for unattended booting a Debian/Ubuntu (or any other GNU/Linux) distro that uses full disk encryption via Initramfs utilizing Enceeper.

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Last synced: 16 May 2025