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Power Variant

~104 MB — Full SRE-grade forensics toolkit.

Everything from balanced, plus advanced tools for deep system and network investigation.

When to Use Power

  • Detailed packet analysis with tshark
  • Library-level tracing (ltrace)
  • Advanced routing and firewall debugging
  • Custom Python scripting
  • Deep incident forensics
  • Not recommended for routine tasks — stick with balanced to save bandwidth

⚠️ Linux Capabilities Required

Power variant tools like tshark, conntrack, iptables, and nftables require additional Linux capabilities to function.

→ Kubernetes capability setup → Docker capability setup

Pull Tags

Latest: 

ghcr.io/ibtisam-iq/debugbox:power
ghcr.io/ibtisam-iq/debugbox:power-latest

Production (pinned version): 

ghcr.io/ibtisam-iq/debugbox:power-1.0.0

Quick Usage

Kubernetes

With capabilities (recommended for advanced tools): 

# Apply pre-made manifest
kubectl apply -f \
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ibtisam-iq/debugbox/main/examples/power-debug-pod.yaml

kubectl exec -it debug-power -- bash

Basic usage (no capabilities): 

kubectl debug my-pod -it --image=ghcr.io/ibtisam-iq/debugbox:power

kubectl run debug --rm -it --image=ghcr.io/ibtisam-iq/debugbox:power --restart=Never

Docker

With capabilities: 

docker run --rm -it \
  --cap-add=NET_ADMIN \
  --cap-add=NET_RAW \
  ghcr.io/ibtisam-iq/debugbox:power

Basic usage: 

docker run -it ghcr.io/ibtisam-iq/debugbox:power
docker run -it ghcr.io/ibtisam-iq/debugbox:power-1.0.0  # Production

What's Included

Power includes all balanced tools plus 14 advanced forensics packages for packet analysis, TLS inspection, routing, and scripting.

→ Complete power tool list with examples

Key additions over balanced:

  • Packet Analysis: tshark, ngrep (requires NET_RAW)
  • TLS/SSL: openssl
  • Routing & Firewall: iptables, nftables, conntrack, bird, brctl (requires NET_ADMIN)
  • Advanced Network: tcptraceroute, fping, speedtest-cli, nmap-nping, nmap-scripts
  • System Internals: ltrace
  • Scripting: Python 3 + pip3
  • Editors: nano (in addition to vim)

Shell Helpers

Power includes all balanced helpers plus 5 advanced network functions:

→ Complete shell helper reference with examples

Power-exclusive helpers:

  • sniff() — Quick packet capture with smart filters
  • sniff-http() — Capture HTTP traffic (ports 80/443)
  • sniff-dns() — Capture DNS queries (port 53)
  • cert-check() — Inspect TLS certificates from servers
  • conntrack-watch() — Monitor active connections in real-time

When to Downgrade

Most tasks use Balanced Variant. Downgrade to save 58 MB.

For speed, use Lite Variant. Saves 90 MB.

→ Variants Overview | Real-world Examples | Troubleshooting