What is AppJail?

AppJail is an open-source BSD-3 licensed framework entirely written in sh(1) and C to create isolated, portable and easy to deploy environments using FreeBSD jails that behaves like an application.

Its goals are to simplify life for sysadmins and developers by providing a unified interface that automates the jail workflow by combining the base FreeBSD tools.

AppJail offers simple ways to do complex things

How-to...

• ...run an application from a FreeBSD jail like a host application
• ...use a custom repository in a jail with poudriere
• ...migrate FreeBSD jails from other frameworks to AppJail
• ...develop a Python application with AppJail
• ...use tmpfs as AppJail's temporary directory
• ...use ZFS inside a jail
• ...use geli(8) with AppJail
• ...create a private AppJail mirror
• ...create a VM using an AppJail image
• ...use tailscale and Virtual Networks

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