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Life & fun · July 7, 2018

A Build System for Packaging Applications in LXC Containers

A Build System for Packaging Applications in LXC Containers launched on July 7, 2018 with 105 votes, #304 of 2,673 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.

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In plain words

Flockport is a build system for creating and packaging applications within LXC containers. It automates the installation and configuration of applications that would otherwise be done manually, providing a standardized OS environment. The platform includes an app store with pre-built container applications ready for immediate use, making it suitable for developers seeking to streamline container deployment and application management.

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Flockport supports LXC containers . They offer a more sensible container model with a standard OS environment compared to alternatives. For those who are wondering what is a container build and why would you need it, you don't. Most container platforms ship with base OS images that you can use to install and run your apps. Flockport also provides an app store of ready to use container apps. Container builds simply automate the process of installing and configuring an application in a container that you would do manually. It is a set of instructions to install and configure the application. This allows you to make builds repeatable and share them. Flockport supports two container build…from flockport.com

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