andrew-d/static-binaries

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

A collection of common *nix tools (nmap, tcpdump, strace, socat, python, etc.) prebuilt as statically-linked binaries, with the Dockerfiles and build scripts used to produce them. It lets you drop portable single-file tools onto systems where dependencies or package managers are unavailable.

Use cases

• download a static nmap binary onto a server with no package manager
• run tcpdump on a minimal container or embedded device
• get a portable strace or socat without compiling
• drop prebuilt tools into a pentest environment or restricted host
• build my own static binaries from the provided Dockerfiles

When to choose

• you need a specific *nix tool as a single portable binary on Linux
• you're working on systems without package managers or matching libraries
• you want to inspect or rebuild the binaries from included Dockerfiles

When to avoid

• you need up-to-date, frequently patched tool versions
• you need Windows or macOS support - coverage is Linux-focused and spotty
• you need fully functional static Python (sqlite and some features don't work)

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

developer-tools cli security networking developer-tools security self-hosted cli statically-linked-binaries portable-tools nmap tcpdump strace socat pentest-toolkit command-line linux docker

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