multiarch/qemu-user-static
:earth_africa: `/usr/bin/qemu-*-static` observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
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: 3926
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 799
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2713 stars · 253 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Docker image that registers QEMU user-mode static binaries with binfmt_misc so containers of foreign CPU architectures (arm64, arm32, ppc64le, s390x, i386, etc.) can run transparently on the host. It works with Docker, Podman, and Singularity via a single privileged registration command.
Use cases
- run arm64 docker images on an x86_64 host
- build multi-architecture container images with docker buildx
- test my app in a ppc64le or s390x container locally
- fix 'exec format error' when running foreign-arch containers
- register qemu binfmt handlers for podman
- emulate arm32v7 alpine containers on my laptop
When to choose
- you need to run or build containers for architectures different from your host without a real machine
- you want a one-command setup for binfmt_misc QEMU registration across Docker, Podman, or Singularity
When to avoid
- you need full-system emulation or near-native performance for heavy workloads (QEMU user-mode is slow)
- you are on a kernel without binfmt_misc support or cannot run privileged containers
Facets
application · maturity active
container-runtime developer-tools deployment cross-platform developer-tools cli qemu binfmt-misc multi-arch emulation docker-image arm64 cross-compilation containers devops linux docker
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/multiarch/qemu-user-static · fetched 2026-08-28 · b068c8bc5f1b
- homepage: https://hub.docker.com/r/multiarch/qemu-user-static/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7da16ed1d2ab
- site_page: https://docs.docker.com/docker-hub · fetched 2026-08-29 · caaa18892709
- site_page: https://www.docker.com/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · aeada2272712
- site_page: https://www.docker.com/company · fetched 2026-08-29 · 05ab59b2bc29
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| multiarch/qemu-user-static | main | 23 |
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