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NilsIrl/dockerc

container image to single executable compiler observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/NilsIrl/dockerc · Zig · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

16/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 66
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: 928
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 608
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

4915 stars · 108 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

dockerc is a CLI tool written in Zig that compiles Docker/OCI container images into standalone portable Linux binaries. The resulting executables embed the container and run it rootlessly, supporting flags like -e and -v similar to docker run.

Use cases

  • compile a docker image into a single executable
  • distribute CLI tools without requiring docker or pip install
  • run containers rootlessly as normal binaries
  • package an app image as a portable binary for x86_64 or arm64
  • give users an executable instead of docker run instructions

When to choose

  • you want to ship a containerized app as a single portable Linux binary
  • users should not need Docker or a package manager installed
  • you need rootless container execution on Linux

When to avoid

  • you need macOS or Windows support (not yet implemented)
  • you need full docker run flag coverage
  • you target non-Linux platforms

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

container-runtime compiler cli developer-tools developer-tools cli docker oci-image portable-binaries rootless-containers zig single-executable containers command-line devops linux

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
NilsIrl/dockercmain16

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