cleanstart/bash repository overview

Verified BASH Container Image

A hardened, minimal BASH container image built from source with verifiable software provenance and an SBOM, designed for secure production deployments.

For additional versions including FIPS support, explore CleanStart Images — secure, hardened container images⁠

⁠Pull Latest Image

Download the container image from the registry

docker pull cleanstart/bash:latest

docker pull cleanstart/bash:latest-dev

⁠Basic Run

Run the container with basic configuration

docker run -it --rm --name bash cleanstart/bash:latest

⁠Production Deployment

Deploy with production security settings

docker run -d --name bash-prod \
  --security-opt=no-new-privileges \
  --user 1000:1000 \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  cleanstart/bash:latest -c "sleep infinity"

Volume Mount Mount local directory for persistent data

mkdir -p /tmp/apptest && echo "hello from host" > /tmp/apptest/test.txt
docker run --rm -v /tmp/apptest:/app cleanstart/bash:latest -c "cat /app/test.txt"

Port Forwarding Run with custom port mappings

docker run -d --name bash-portfwd -p 8080:8080 \
  cleanstart/bash:latest \
  -c "wget -q -O /dev/null -S https://github.com 2>&1 | grep 'HTTP/'"

Why Use CleanStart Images⁠

• Verified — Built from source with verifiable software provenance
• Hardened — Minimal software footprint designed for secure deployment
• Transparent — SBOM available for visibility into image contents
• Production-ready — Built for modern container environments