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Lite Variant

~14 MB — Minimal and lightning-fast.

Perfect for quick network diagnostics and bandwidth-constrained environments.

When to Use Lite

  • Quick DNS resolution checks
  • API connectivity verification
  • Bandwidth-constrained networks or edge clusters
  • Init containers or fast pod startup
  • When you only need basic networking tools

Pull Tags

Latest:

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

Production (pinned version):

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

Quick Usage

Kubernetes

# Debug pod with lite variant
kubectl debug my-pod -it --image=ghcr.io/ibtisam-iq/debugbox:lite

# Standalone session
kubectl run debug --rm -it --image=ghcr.io/ibtisam-iq/debugbox:lite --restart=Never

Docker

docker run -it ghcr.io/ibtisam-iq/debugbox:lite

docker run ghcr.io/ibtisam-iq/debugbox:lite curl -I https://ibtisam-iq.com

What's Included

Lite includes 8 essential networking packages optimized for fast pulls and basic connectivity testing.

Complete lite tool list with examples

Key categories:

  • HTTP/HTTPS clients (curl)
  • DNS tools (dig, nslookup, host)
  • Data processors (jq, yq)
  • Basic networking (netcat, ip, ping)
  • Minimal shell (ash, vi)

When to Upgrade

Need more tools?Balanced Variant adds bash, tcpdump, vim, strace, and Kubernetes helpers (+32 MB)

Need forensics?Power Variant adds packet analysis, routing, and Python scripting (+90 MB)

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