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Dev tools · September 23, 2018

Plash – Build and run containers

Build and run layered root filesystems. Contribute to ihucos/plash development by creating an account on GitHub.

Plash – Build and run containers launched on September 23, 2018 with 66 votes, #675 of 2,635 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.

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Plash is a tool for building and running containers, launched in 2018. It is designed for developers and engineers who need to create and execute containerized applications. The software provides container management capabilities through a command-line interface, with its source code and documentation available on GitHub.

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