https://github.com/prometheus/busybox

Prometheus Busybox Docker base images
https://github.com/prometheus/busybox

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Prometheus Busybox Docker base images

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/prometheus/busybox
• Owner: prometheus
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2016-02-06T14:34:18.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-12-03T04:39:11.000Z (5 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-12-06T05:52:05.118Z (5 months ago)
• Language: Makefile
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.71 MB
• Stars: 38
• Watchers: 7
• Forks: 40
• Open Issues: 9
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
  • Security: SECURITY.md
  • Notice: NOTICE
  • Maintainers: MAINTAINERS.md

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# Prometheus Busybox Docker Base Images

[![CircleCI](https://circleci.com/gh/prometheus/busybox/tree/master.svg?style=shield)][circleci]

[![Docker Repository on Quay](https://quay.io/repository/prometheus/busybox/status)][quay]

[![Docker Pulls](https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/prom/busybox.svg)][hub]

## Tags

### prom/busybox:latest : uClibc

Based on the official `busybox:uclibc` base image.

The following files are added (taken from Debian) to fix some common issues:

- `/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt` : for HTTPS support

- `/usr/share/zoneinfo` : for timezones

- `/etc/services` : for named ports resolution

### prom/busybox:glibc : glibc

Based on the official `busybox:glibc` base image.

The following files are added (taken from Debian) to fix some common issues:

- `/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt` : for HTTPS support

- `/usr/share/zoneinfo` : for timezones

- `/etc/services` : for named ports resolution

- `/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0` : common required lib for project binaries that cannot be statically built.

## Build Docker images locally

```

$ git clone https://github.com/prometheus/busybox.git

$ make build

```

## More information

  * All of the core developers are accessible via the [Prometheus Developers Mailinglist](https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/prometheus-developers) and the `#prometheus` channel on `irc.freenode.net`.

## Contributing

Refer to [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)

## License

Apache License 2.0, see [LICENSE](LICENSE).

[circleci]: https://circleci.com/gh/prometheus/busybox

[hub]: https://hub.docker.com/r/prom/busybox/

[quay]: https://quay.io/repository/prometheus/busybox