How to install OS on server without ip-kvm/ipmi?

Question

linux

Server without ip-kvm/ipmi access. Access via ssh only.
Through the hoster panel, you can only switch to netboot (rescue) mode, reboot, reset the disk.

How to install an arbitrary OS on the server with such access? Are there normal detailed manuals for this?

Share your thoughts comrades

PS I found an interesting thing netboot.xyz , but there are no manuals, I didn’t drive in how quickly and easily to use

Answer 1

I assume that now the server is linux.
To install your linux: From a booted system, install a small distribution like minix into RAM, boot into it using kexec. Repartition the disk, encrypt and so on, install the system via deboostrap, configure (Don't forget ssh). Reboot and there you have your system.
To install your windows (I did not check it in practice):At home, install windows on a virtual machine with the smallest possible disk, set up everything you need to work on the server, including setting up network and remote access. The disc must be in RAW format. From the booted system on the server, install a small distribution kit like minix into RAM, boot into it using kexec. Somehow (for example, from Yandex.Disk via webdav) you create the ability to access the previously configured disk of the virtual machine. Through dd, write this image over the server disk. Reboot.

Answer 2

netboot.xyz is not about that at all, it just can't do without kvm... You
can build a system from rescue, all common Linux distributions have tools for this (for example, debootstrap). But this quest is definitely not for an inexperienced user. It’s better then to request a kvm connection (if the hoster offers, even for money) or install the required system with the hoster’s regular tool.

Answer 3

Select and install an operating system on which virtualization can be deployed (from those offered by the hoster for automatic installation). Create a virtual machine and install any OS of your choice into it.