# arkane-systems/genie

A quick way into a systemd "bottle" for WSL

Repository: https://github.com/arkane-systems/genie
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/genie
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2022-09-28T18:04:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2636, "days_push": 1435, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1849, forks 104 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:44.186352+00:00)

## What it is
Genie is a command-line utility that runs a systemd 'bottle' inside WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux), letting users start and enter a namespace where systemd is PID 1. It enables running systemd services and units normally under WSL.

## Use cases
- run systemd services inside WSL
- start a systemd bottle on Windows Subsystem for Linux
- use systemctl in WSL distros
- run docker or other systemd-dependent daemons under WSL
- enter a systemd namespace shell in WSL

## When to choose
- you use WSL and need systemd-managed services like docker or sshd
- you want systemctl to work in your WSL distro
- you need a proper init system for software that assumes systemd

## When to avoid
- you run native Linux or WSL2 with built-in systemd support
- you don't need systemd in WSL
- you need a GUI application rather than a command-line tool

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, developer-tools, configuration-management
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: cli, windows
- tags: wsl, systemd, bottle, windows-subsystem-for-linux, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- arkane-systems/genie (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:44.186352+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 2026-08-30T03:17:16.621713+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/arkane-systems/genie (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:44.186352+00:00, sha d00702f14585)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.