boxr: A Rust-Based Rootless Container Engine Installable as a Single Binary
boxr is an OCI container engine written in Rust that ships as one static binary with no daemon and no need for sudo. The author notes that it is beta software in the 0.1.x series. Installation involves downloading a Linux archive from the project's GitHub releases page, verifying its SHA-256 checksum, and copying the bin/boxr executable onto the PATH. Users can confirm the install with boxr --version, and all state is stored under ~/.boxr in the home directory. The article contrasts this approach with Docker, whose CLI depends on a root-owned daemon, and invites readers to report feedback through the project's GitHub issues.
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