https://github.com/cdhtlr/minimalist-busybox
Minimalist networking-only BusyBox image
https://github.com/cdhtlr/minimalist-busybox
buildroot busybox docker gns3 golang scratch
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Minimalist networking-only BusyBox image
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/cdhtlr/minimalist-busybox
- Owner: cdhtlr
- Created: 2023-01-23T20:51:56.000Z (over 3 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2023-01-23T20:52:17.000Z (over 3 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-11T06:46:12.678Z (over 1 year ago)
- Topics: buildroot, busybox, docker, gns3, golang, scratch
- Language: Shell
- Homepage: https://hub.docker.com/r/cdhtlr/busybox
- Size: 4.88 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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# Minimalist networking-only BusyBox image
**Minimalist networking-only BusyBox image** using musl C standard library (https://hub.docker.com/r/cdhtlr/busybox)
This Busybox image contains basic network commands consisting of ping, ifconfig and traceroute.
You can use this image as a virtual PC in GNS3 or as a base image for Golang based applications such as the MikroTik-Speedtest image.
Using ash as the default shell.
DHCP client and Telnet server installed.
Two additional commands outside of networking (clear and watch).
**Why don't I use Scratch or regular BusyBox?**
Scratch is an empty image whereas to run in a GNS3 environment, a docker appliance must have at least a shell, DHCP client, telnet server and ifconfig with the /etc directory and its contents.
I can use the regular BusyBox but there are too many tools/applets in it so I created a new BusyBox which is smaller in size which can still run in various environments.
This image only contains basic network tools with IPv4 support without SSL certificate so I do not recommend using this image as a container for applications that require IPv6, SSL certificates and debugging.
If you want something more than what this image provides then you can compile BusyBox yourself with the files I provide in my GitHub repository.
**Buildx command:**
docker buildx build --platform linux/s390x,linux/ppc64le,linux/arm/v6,linux/arm/v7,linux/arm64,linux/386,linux/amd64,linux/amd64/v2,linux/amd64/v3 -t cdhtlr/busybox:latest --push .
This Docker Image is modified from dmitry-j-mikhin's BusyBox Docker