🚀 New Landing Page + Upcoming Release Preview

Hi everyone!
I just launched the new landing page for ishare2: https://ishare2.sh
Give it a look and let me know what you think! (I think there are some SSL issues, will fix later)

🧪 The dev branch is now almost fully functional and serves as a preview for a major upcoming release. While you may not see dramatic changes in usage, there are significant under-the-hood improvements:

✅ New SHA1 and MD5 integrity checks

🧩 Major changes to the index structure

⚠️ For developers:
If you're integrating or building tools on top of ishare2 mirrors indexes, make sure to update your app to match the new structure. Full details here:
👉 GitHub Release Notes

📌 Heads-up: Versions older than v4 will be deprecated soon. I'm doing my best to maintain backward compatibility, but this restructure is necessary to support the future of ishare2.

⚙️ Please report any issues or request fixes before I merge dev into master.
Thanks for your support!

– Alex

🆕 New images were added to LabHub yesterday

A new batch of images was released yesterday thanks to our friend Lua :)
The new images are available on the new release of automated indexes that I just pushed 15 minutes ago.

You can test the dev branch by running:

curl -sSL https://ishare2.sh/install-dev | sh

🗯 We would also like to introduce our new Discord server, you can join here: https://discord.gg/ztPcpnkBUV

🚀 Today I merged the dev branch of ishare2-org/ishare2-cli.
It includes all features mentioned in this message.

ℹ️ The new version uses a new index structure.
📁 Old JSON sources will be deleted in a week, so please migrate ASAP.

🗑 Deletion of old indexes will happen in 7 days from ishare2-org/mirrors; the dev branch is not merged to main there yet.

💡 Quick install/update

curl -fsSL https://ishare2.sh/install | bash

🚨 Important Warning for PNETLab Users

TL;DR:

- PNETLab is deprecated and uses outdated, vulnerable software.
- You can still use it, but only in a secure, isolated environment.
- Switch to EVE-NG, GNS3, or other supported tools for better security.
- ishare2 will drop PNETLab-specific features over time.

Many of you have attempted to install PNETLab v6 and encountered issues installing the PHP 7.2 dependency. This is due to the removal of the backport repositories that PNETLab relied on are no longer available.

⚠️ Please be aware:
If you do manage to install any version from 4 to 6, understand that you're exposing yourself to significant security risks. These risks are not due to any malicious code or backdoors from the PNETLab team, but rather because PNETLab depends on outdated libraries and software components full of known vulnerabilities.

🔐 What you should do:
If you're still using PNETLab, make sure to isolate it properly; either behind a firewall or in a secure, isolated environment.

📉 PNETLab is now considered deprecated.
I strongly recommend migrating to actively maintained alternatives such as EVE-NG, GNS3, or other modern emulation platforms.

🛠 As for ishare2, while it was originally designed with PNETLab users in mind, I will begin phasing out PNETLab-specific features. Instead, these will be converted into help articles to support historical usage. The future of ishare2 is platform-independent, focusing on broader emulator compatibility and long-term stability.

Stay safe and secure!

Container Lab might be a good alternative for you, check them out:
https://containerlab.dev/