# ravindu644/Droidspaces-OSS

A lightweight, LXC-like container runtime for Android and Linux. Run full Linux distributions natively with zero performance penalty

Repository: https://github.com/ravindu644/Droidspaces-OSS
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/droidspaces-oss
Homepage: https://t.me/Droidspaces
Language: Kotlin
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: android, containerization, docker, kernelsu, lxc, namespaces, rooting, droidspaces
Last push: 2026-08-25T14:06:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 96, longevity 14
- inputs: {"age_days": 196, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 24, "gap_med": 1.0, "n_releases_24m": 35}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1770, forks 181 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:33.810684+00:00)

## What it is
Droidspaces is a lightweight, LXC-like container runtime that runs full Linux distributions natively on Android and Linux using kernel namespaces, with zero dependencies and a static musl-compiled binary under 400KB. It includes a Kotlin Android app for managing containers via GUI plus a CLI, supporting init systems like systemd and OpenRC.

## Use cases
- run a full Linux distro on a rooted Android phone
- run Ubuntu containers on Android without Termux
- manage Linux containers from an Android GUI app
- run Linux environments in Android recovery or ramdisk environments
- run lightweight containers on Linux desktops with a tiny static binary
- get systemd or OpenRC inside containers on Android

## When to choose
- you want native, zero-overhead Linux containers on a rooted Android device
- you need a tiny static binary that runs on any Linux kernel including minimal environments
- you want a GUI app plus CLI for managing containers on Android

## When to avoid
- you need Docker image/registry ecosystem compatibility or orchestration features
- your Android device is not rooted or lacks KernelSU support
- you need containers on non-Linux kernels like macOS or Windows

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: container-runtime, cli, gui
- domain: operating-systems, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: cli
- tags: lxc, namespaces, rooted-android, musl, static-binary, systemd, kotlin-android-app, containers, android, linux

## Member repositories
- ravindu644/Droidspaces-OSS (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:33.810684+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:26:04.086655+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ravindu644/Droidspaces-OSS (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:33.810684+00:00, sha 55ec4c5c80e7)
  - homepage: https://t.me/Droidspaces (fetched 2026-08-29T11:04:21.942463+00:00, sha 94eb370f407c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.