BastilleBSD/bastille
Bastille is an open-source system for automating deployment and management of containerized applications on FreeBSD. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
97/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 92
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 28.0
- age_days: 3105
- days_rel: 52
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 19
Adoption not part of the score
1096 stars · 176 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Bastille is an open-source CLI tool for automating the deployment and management of containerized applications on FreeBSD using jails. It provides template-based provisioning (Bastillefiles), ZFS-backed snapshots, and flexible networking including VNET and pf firewall integration.
Use cases
- create and manage freebsd jails from the command line
- deploy containerized apps on freebsd without docker
- bootstrap and template jail provisioning like dockerfiles
- manage zfs snapshots and backups of jails
- set up vnet networking and pf firewall for jails
- run commands across many jails at once
- migrate from iocage or ezjail to a modern jail manager
When to choose
- you run FreeBSD and want Docker-like container workflows with jails
- you need hardened, isolated services with read-only root and pf integration
- you want declarative, stackable templates for reproducible jail deployments
- you manage a fleet of FreeBSD hosts and want consistent container automation
When to avoid
- you are on Linux and need OCI/Docker or Kubernetes compatibility
- you need a GUI or web dashboard for container management
- your workloads require Linux-specific container images
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
container-runtime deployment configuration-management cli security self-hosted operating-systems bsd cli self-hosted freebsd-jails zfs jail-management bastillefile-templates vnet-networking shell containers devops automation
9 sources
- readme: https://github.com/BastilleBSD/bastille · fetched 2026-08-28 · 4bc771e0d8be
- homepage: https://bastillebsd.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · d0e6dcc569d6
- site_page: https://bastillebsd.org/learn/getting-started · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2d0ec23ffc29
- site_page: https://bastillebsd.org/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 534217994fcc
- site_page: https://bastillebsd.org/about/history · fetched 2026-08-29 · e67fe6e83cc8
- site_page: https://bastillebsd.org/about/team · fetched 2026-08-29 · e54191616883
- site_page: https://bastillebsd.org/about/press · fetched 2026-08-29 · e437e8f6fefb
- site_page: https://bastillebsd.org/blog/2025/06/15/automating-new-freebsd-installations-with-rocinante · fetched 2026-08-29 · ed91d9edb399
- site_page: https://bastillebsd.org/blog/2022/01/15/ten-things-to-do-after-installing-freebsd · fetched 2026-08-29 · a70cdbd0f5a9
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| BastilleBSD/bastille | main | 97 |
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