cdhtlr/busybox repository overview

Minimalist networking-only BusyBox image using musl C standard library

This Busybox image contains basic network commands consisting of ping, ifconfig and traceroute.

You can use this image as a virtual PC in GNS3 or as a base image for Golang based applications such as the MikroTik-Speedtest image.

Using ash as the default shell.
DHCP client and Telnet server installed.
Two additional commands outside of networking (clear and watch).

Why don't I use Scratch or regular BusyBox?

Scratch is an empty image whereas to run in a GNS3 environment, a docker appliance must have at least a shell, DHCP client, telnet server and ifconfig with the /etc directory and its contents.

I can use the regular BusyBox but there are too many tools/applets in it so I created a new BusyBox which is smaller in size which can still run in various environments.

This image only contains basic network tools with IPv4 support without SSL certificate so I do not recommend using this image as a container for applications that require IPv6, SSL certificates and debugging.

If you want something more than what this image provides then you can compile BusyBox yourself with the files I provide in my GitHub repository (https://github.com/cdhtlr/Minimalist-BusyBox⁠).