genuinetools/binctr
Fully static, unprivileged, self-contained, containers as executable binaries. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3792
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2657
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2519 stars · 78 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
binctr is a Go library and tool for building fully static binaries that embed a container rootfs and run the container directly, without requiring root privileges. It leverages Linux user namespaces and rootless container support to let unprivileged users execute self-contained container executables.
Use cases
- run containers as an unprivileged user
- embed a container image into a single static binary
- create sandboxed executables without docker
- distribute self-contained container binaries
- launch containers without root privileges
When to avoid
- you need a full-featured container runtime with image registries and networking
- you need cgroup resource management
- you are not on Linux or lack user namespace support
- you need actively maintained software
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
container-runtime security developer-tools security developer-tools self-hosted go cli rootless-containers static-binaries embedded-rootfs user-namespaces sandboxing unprivileged containers linux
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/genuinetools/binctr · fetched 2026-08-28 · b2eaeb5441a4
- homepage: https://blog.jessfraz.com/post/getting-towards-real-sandbox-containers/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 95fa14f5f4bc
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| genuinetools/binctr | main | 32 |
For agents
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