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title: Netboot.xyz Bootloader
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Instead of manually loading ISOs onto a USB stick for [Ventoy](/blog/ventoy/) to display, we can use Netboot.xyz to present us a list of options and download them during boot. This requires an internet connection in order to work.
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Netboot.xyz is commonly used for PXE booting, but in this post I'll describe using it as an ISO.
Download the [Netboot ISO](https://boot.netboot.xyz/ipxe/netboot.xyz.iso) and [load it onto a flash drive](/blog/ddforiso/). Then boot a computer from the flash drive and you should see something similar to this animation from their website:
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![](/files/images/blog/netboot.xyz.gif)
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Another benefit of this approach over Ventoy is that we don't have to manually update the flash drive. It always comes fresh with the ISOs available on their website.