ALPack - Alpine Linux SandBox Packager

ALPack is a portable tool written in Rust for creating and managing Alpine Linux rootfs. It uses proot and bubblewrap (bwrap) to provide isolated environments without requiring superuser privileges.

✨ Features

• 📦 Easily create and manage portable Alpine rootfs.
• ⚡ Fast and minimal Alpine Linux environment setup;
• 🧪 Safe sandboxing for testing or restricted systems;
• 📆 Command execution inside containers;
• 📁 Support for multiple rootfs directories and caches;
• 💪 Ideal for compiling static binaries using musl and Alpine's minimal toolchain.
• 🛠️ Work directly with APKBUILDs, simplifying the packaging process.
• 💼 Run anywhere without complex installation, thanks to its fully portable design.
• 🔒 Runs without root;

Lightweight, fast, and productivity-focused, ALPack bridges the gap between Alpine Linux flexibility and secure isolated environments.

🚀 Usage

Creating an Alpine rootfs:

$ ALPack setup

Run an Alpine rootfs:

$ ALPack
# or
$ ALPack run

Running in an isolated environment with proot or bwrap:

$ ALPack config --use-proot
# or
$ ALPack config --use-bwrap

📦 Optional Installation

You can install AlpineBox manually:

$ wget https://github.com/LinuxDicasPro/ALPack/releases/download/Continuous/ALPack
$ chmod +x ./ALPack
$ sudo mv ./ALPack /usr/bin/ALPack

Required proot or bubblewrap packages.

🧪 Why AlpineBox for Static Binaries?

Alpine Linux uses the musl libc and provides toolchains that are naturally geared toward static compilation. Combined with the lightweight nature of AlpineBox:

• You can quickly set up isolated environments for building static binaries with musl-gcc;
• Perfect for creating portable binaries that run across different Linux systems;
• Avoids linking with host system libraries;
• Small footprint and fast setup, ideal for CI/CD pipelines and embedded builds.

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.