Do not ignore the website. These are experimental, unsupported ISOs provided by VMware engineers. The most popular right now is the ESXi-ARM Fling .
You downloaded the .iso , flashed it to a USB using Rufus or BalenaEtcher, but the server won't boot. Here is the fix: esxi iso
If you haven’t downloaded an ISO since 2023, you are in for a shock. Since Broadcom acquired VMware, the process has changed significantly: Do not ignore the website
Do you have a specific hardware platform you are struggling to get ESXi on? Let me know in the comments below—chances are someone has already built the ISO for it. esxi iso