# clux/muslrust

Docker environment for building musl based static rust binaries

Repository: https://github.com/clux/muslrust
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/muslrust
Language: Dockerfile
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: musl, rust, docker, build, linux
Last push: 2026-06-18T09:29:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 72/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 88, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3823, "days_push": 76, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1102, forks 93 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:35.872924+00:00)

## What it is
A Docker image providing a Rust toolchain with musl for building fully static Linux binaries for x86_64 and arm64. It bundles musl-compiled C libraries so statically linked Rust projects can be shipped in minimal containers like scratch, distroless, or alpine.

## Use cases
- build static rust binaries for linux
- compile rust for scratch or distroless docker images
- create small alpine-based rust containers
- produce standalone linux release binaries for github releases
- cross-compile rust for arm64 from x86_64
- build kubernetes controllers as tiny containers

## When to choose
- you need fully static, dependency-free Linux Rust executables
- you want minimal container images under ~10MB
- you build Kubernetes controllers or CLI tools in Rust
- you need reproducible daily-updated musl toolchain images

## When to avoid
- you target macOS or Windows binaries
- your project depends on dynamically linked system libraries not bundled here
- you develop interactively rather than build release artifacts

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: active
- function: build-tool, container-runtime, deployment, developer-tools
- domain: cloud-computing, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: rust, cloud
- tags: musl, static-binaries, docker-image, cross-compilation, rust-toolchain, distroless, alpine, devops, containers, docker, linux

## Member repositories
- clux/muslrust (main) score 72

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:35.872924+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 2026-08-30T06:45:37.030848+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/clux/muslrust (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:35.872924+00:00, sha c1f4ad8a53c0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.