PC-Engines™ Alix-Boards are x86 compatible embedded systems. Due to the very low power consumpion (about 4-8 Watt) they are very suitable to be used as routers, NAS or for many other purposes. They are available in several flavours and so they have been adopted in many products (see examples).
The Alix-Systems produced by PC-Engines can be roughly categorized in two groups: PC-like systems with one network adapter and VGA connector (Alix.1D, Alix.3C3 and Alix.3D3) and embedded systems with up to three network adapters and serial interface (Alix.2 Series and several models from the Alix.3 series).
This repository contains all software components (image templates, scripts, Debian and Ubuntu package sources) referenced in the related article series.
Every system needs a starting point, a simple way to make it work on the fly without any complications. Let's say: a live-system usable as a rescue system when the primary system is damaged or broken as well as a preinstallation environment for initially setting up your device. It should be compact, simple to deploy but it should also contain everything you need. It should be bootable from a local storage device and from the network. Enjoy alix-rescue, a life-system created with UIC and available in Debian and Ubuntu flavours.