[hub]: https://hub.docker.com/r/spritsail/busybox
[git]: https://github.com/spritsail/busybox
[drone]: https://drone.spritsail.io/spritsail/busybox
[mbdg]: https://microbadger.com/images/spritsail/busybox
[musl]: https://www.musl-libc.org/
[uclibc]: https://www.uclibc.org/

# [spritsail/busybox][hub] - A tiny image, nurtured from source
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This Docker base image has been custom crafted from source to provide just enough functionality in the tiniest footprint. Included in the image are the following:
 - GNU libc6 (glibc) - _C standard library, found in most linux distributions_ | https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/
 - Busybox - _The Swiss army-knife of linux with hundreds of common utilities_ | https://busybox.net/about.html
 - LibreSSL - _An OpenSSL fork aiming to modernise code and improve security_ | https://www.libressl.org/

Additionally, the following small utilities have been included for convenience and good container practice:
 - su-exec - _A convenient utility for changing user and dropping privilege_ | https://github.com/frebib/su-exec
 - tini - _A tiny but valid `init` for containers_ | https://github.com/krallin/tini

## Goals for a base image

Occasionally there are opportunities where alternative standard libc implementations ([musl][musl]/[uclibc][uclibc]) won't do, like in the case of [proprietary](http://i.imgur.com/V5K7N1I.jpg) software like [Plex Media Server](https://www.plex.tv/downloads/) where only pre-compiled binaries are provided which were built against the common glibc library.

(_If your use-case doesn't require glibc and you can compile the program from source, we strongly recommend you use the [Alpine Linux](https://github.com/spritsail/alpine) image, based on musl, which is smaller and features a full packaging system_)

- The image had to be _small_, whilst still being fully functional
- It should contain a full GNU glibc implementation to support pre-compiled binaries
- There should be enough common system tools available, either GNU coreutils or busybox
- Optionally a pre-installed SSL library as many applications require it