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Variants Overview

DebugBox provides three purpose-built variants optimized for different use cases.

Variant Size Use When Image
lite ~14 MB Quick network/DNS checks ghcr.io/ibtisam-iq/debugbox:lite
balanced (default) ~46 MB Daily Kubernetes troubleshooting ghcr.io/ibtisam-iq/debugbox
power ~104 MB Deep forensics, packet capture ghcr.io/ibtisam-iq/debugbox:power

Choosing Your Variant

  • Lite: For bandwidth constraints, init containers, edge devices. Limited to basic connectivity tools.
  • Balanced: Daily driver (recommended). TCP dump, system inspection, Kubernetes helpers included.
  • Power: When you need advanced forensics — packet analysis, routing, library tracing, Python scripting.

Detailed Pages

  • Lite — Minimal (14 MB)
  • Balanced — Recommended (46 MB)
  • Power — Comprehensive (104 MB)

Pulling Latest vs. Specific Version

Latest (for development): 

docker pull ghcr.io/ibtisam-iq/debugbox:lite        # Latest lite
docker pull ghcr.io/ibtisam-iq/debugbox             # Latest balanced
docker pull ghcr.io/ibtisam-iq/debugbox:power       # Latest power

Specific version (for production): 

docker pull ghcr.io/ibtisam-iq/debugbox:lite-1.0.0
docker pull ghcr.io/ibtisam-iq/debugbox:1.0.0
docker pull ghcr.io/ibtisam-iq/debugbox:power-1.0.0

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Inheritance Model

All variants build on each other:

  • Lite — Base networking tools
  • Balanced — Lite + system inspection + Kubernetes helpers
  • Power — Balanced + packet analysis + advanced routing + scripting

Every tool in lite is also in balanced and power.

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