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Reinstall server with one-click 中文

Highlights

  • Support installation of 12 common Linux distributions.
  • Support for installing Windows using the official original ISO. The script can automatically search for the ISO and drivers.
  • Support reinstallation in any direction, meaning Linux to Linux, Linux to Win, Win to Win, Win to Linux.
  • Specifically tailored for low-spec machines, addressing insufficient memory that prevents network installation.
  • Automatically detect dynamic and static IPv4 / IPv6, eliminating the need to fill in IP / subnet mask / gateway.
  • Support ARM, BIOS, EFI boot, with original system supporting LVM, BTRFS.
  • No third-party custom packages included, all resources obtained in real-time from source sites.
  • Includes many comments.

System Requirements

Target System Version Memory Disk
Alpine 3.17, 3.18, 3.19, 3.20 256 MB 1 GB
Debian 10, 11, 12 256 MB 1 ~ 1.5 GB ^
Kali Rolling 256 MB 1 ~ 1.5 GB ^
Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, 24.04 512 MB * 2 GB
CentOS 7, 8, 9 512 MB * 5 GB
Oracle 7, 8, 9 512 MB * 5 GB
Alma 8, 9 512 MB * 5 GB
Rocky 8, 9 512 MB * 5 GB
Fedora 39, 40 512 MB * 5 GB
openSUSE 15.5, Tumbleweed (Rolling) 512 MB * 5 GB
Arch Rolling 512 MB 5 GB
Gentoo Rolling 512 MB 5 GB
Windows (DD) Any 512 MB Depending on the image
Windows (ISO) Vista, 7, 8.x (Server 2008 ~ 2012 R2) 512 MB 25 GB
Windows (ISO) 10, 11 (Server 2016 ~ 2022) 1 GB 25 GB

(*) Indicates installation using cloud images, not traditional network installation.

(^) indicates requiring either 256 MB memory + 1.5 GB disk, or 512 MB memory + 1 GB disk

Warning

This script does not support OpenVZ or LXC virtual machines.

Please use https://github.com/LloydAsp/OsMutation instead.

System Accounts

System Username Password
Linux root 123@@@
Windows (ISO) administrator 123@@@
Windows (DD) Image username Image password

Tip

If remote login to Windows fails, try using the username .\administrator.

Download (Current system is Linux)

For server outside China:

curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bin456789/reinstall/main/reinstall.sh

For server inside China:

curl -O https://mirror.ghproxy.com/https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bin456789/reinstall/main/reinstall.sh

Download (Current system is Windows)

Important

Before proceeding, please disable the 'Real-time protection' feature in Windows Defender. This feature may prevent certutil from downloading any files.

😢Still unable to download?

Try the following methods

  1. For Windows 7, install this patch to enable TLS 1.2.

    https://aka.ms/easyfix51044

  2. Update SSL root certificates.

    certutil -generateSSTFromWU root.sst
    certutil -addstore Root root.sst
    
  3. Download manually by copying these two files through Remote Desktop Connection.

    https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bin456789/reinstall/main/reinstall.bat

    https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bin456789/reinstall/main/reinstall.sh

For server outside China:

certutil -urlcache -f -split https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bin456789/reinstall/main/reinstall.bat

For server inside China:

certutil -urlcache -f -split https://mirror.ghproxy.com/https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bin456789/reinstall/main/reinstall.bat

Usage

Tip

All features can be used on both Linux and Windows.

on Linux, execute bash reinstall.sh

on Windows, execute reinstall.bat

Feature 1: Install Linux

  • If no version number is entered, the latest version will be installed.
  • Does not include a boot partition (except for Fedora), nor a swap partition, maximizing disk space utilization.
  • When installing on a virtual machine, it will automatically select a official limmed-down kernel.

Tip

When installing Debian / Kali, x86 architectures can monitor the installation progress through VNC in the background, while ARM architectures can use the serial console.

When installing other systems, can monitor the progress through various methods (SSH, HTTP 80 port, VNC in the background, serial console).

bash reinstall.sh centos   7|8|9  (8|9 for the stream version)
                  oracle   7|8|9
                  alma     8|9
                  rocky    8|9
                  fedora   39|40
                  debian   10|11|12
                  opensuse 15.5|tumbleweed
                  ubuntu   20.04|22.04|24.04
                  alpine   3.17|3.18|3.19|3.20
                  kali
                  arch
                  gentoo

Feature 2: DD

  • Supports gzip, xz formats.
  • For machines with static IP, DD Windows, and the script will automatically configure the IP.

Tip

Can monitor the progress through various methods (SSH, HTTP 80 port, VNC in the background, serial console).

bash reinstall.sh dd --img https://example.com/xxx.xz

Feature 3: Reboot to Alpine Rescue System (Live OS)

  • Can be connected via SSH to perform manual DD, modify partitions, manually install Arch / Gentoo, etc.
  • If the disk content is not modified, rebooting again will return to the original system.
bash reinstall.sh alpine --hold=1

Feature 4: Reboot to netboot.xyz

  • Can install more systems using vendor backend VNC.
  • If the disk content is not modified, rebooting again will return to the original system.
bash reinstall.sh netboot.xyz

netboot.xyz

Feature 5: Install Windows ISO

  • Can automatically searching for most iso links. Need to set the language using --lang, default is en-us.
  • Machines with static IP addresses will have their IPs automatically configured after installation.
  • Can bypass Windows 11 installation restrictions.

Tip

The script uses https://massgrave.dev/genuine-installation-media.html as the ISO source. All ISOs provided are official originals.

Important

Note that parameters should be enclosed in quotation marks.

bash reinstall.sh windows \
     --image-name 'Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021' \
     --lang zh-cn
  • You can also specify an ISO link.
bash reinstall.sh windows \
     --image-name 'Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021' \
     --iso 'https://drive.massgrave.dev/en-us_windows_10_enterprise_ltsc_2021_x64_dvd_d289cf96.iso'
The following website provides iso links.

Installing Windows

Parameters Description

--image-name Specify the image to install, case-insensitive, Commonly used images include:

Windows 7 Ultimate
Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021
Windows 11 Pro
Windows Server 2022 SERVERDATACENTER

Use Dism++ File menu > Open Image File, select the iso to be installed to get the image name.

image-name

Supported systems

  • Windows (Vista ~ 11)
  • Windows Server (2008 ~ 2025)
    • Windows Server Essentials
    • Windows Server (Semi) Annual Channel
    • Hyper-V Server
    • Azure Stack HCI

The script will install the following drivers as needed

Warning

Vista (Server 2008) and 32-bit systems may lack drivers.

Warning

For EFI machines without CSM enabled, Windows 7 (Server 2008 R2) cannot be installed.

Warning

Supports installation of Windows 11 on ARM machines, limited to Hyper-V (Azure) only, not supported on KVM (Oracle Cloud).

Warning

In the Chinese version of Windows 10 LTSC 2021 ISO zh-cn_windows_10_enterprise_ltsc_2021_x64_dvd_033b7312.iso, the wsappx process may indefinitely consume CPU resources.

The solution is to update the system patches or manually install the VCLibs library https://www.google.com/search?q=ltsc+wsappx.

Thanks

Thanks to the following businesses for providing free servers.

Oracle Cloud DartNode