FOG Project
A free, self-hosted network imaging server for capturing and deploying operating system images to computers.
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About FOG Project
FOG Project is a network computer cloning and management server. It captures a disk image from one machine and deploys it to others over the network, supporting Windows, macOS and various Linux distributions.
Computers can also be managed remotely, from anywhere when the FOG server is public-facing. It is free for commercial use, and support comes from a community forum of more than 30,000 users. It suits schools and IT departments that reimage many machines.
Strengths
- Captures and deploys images over the network
- Handles Windows, macOS and Linux images
- Free for commercial use
Limitations
- Requires running your own FOG server
- Support is community-based through the forum
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree, including for commercial use, with community support.
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Developer
- The FOG Project contributors
- Platforms
- Linux, Web, Self-hosted
- How it runs
- Self-hosted
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Schools and IT departments reimaging many computers over the network
- Categories
- Disk tools, IT administration
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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