FOG Project

{{Short description|Deployment automation software}}

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The FOG Project (named after Free and Open-source Ghost), is a suite of software tools for deploying disk images of Microsoft Windows and Linux using the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE). It makes use of TFTP, the Apache webserver and iPXE.{{Cite web|last=J. Prisk|first=Aaron|title=Creating disk images with FOG|url=https://opensource.com/business/16/2/creating-disk-images-with-fog|access-date=2021-10-11|website=Opensource.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=Mayank|title=Clone and deploy desktop computers with FOG|url=https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Features/FOG-Clone-and-Deploy-Desktop-Computers/(tagID)/339|access-date=2021-10-11|website=Linux Magazine|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=FOG: Windows-Partitionen klonen: Free, Open-Source Ghost: Kostenloses Imaging-Tool|url=https://www.tecchannel.de/a/amp/free-open-source-ghost-kostenloses-imaging-tool,1743185|access-date=2021-10-24|website=TecChannel|language=de}}{{Cite web|last=Neubauer|first=Shane|date=2010-01-14|title=FOG: An IT Imaging Solution|url=https://www.linux.com/training-tutorials/fog-it-imaging-solution/|access-date=2021-10-24|website=Linux.com|language=en-US}} It is written in PHP.{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1277314986|title=Research anthology on big data analytics, architectures, and applications|date=2022|others=Information Resources Management Association|isbn=978-1-6684-3663-9|location=Hershey, PA|pages=93|oclc=1277314986}}

The configuration tool developed by the FOG Project makes it possible to do remote system administration of the computers in a network. FOG depends on Partclone to copy the disk image.