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WBITT Network Multitool
A multi-arch multitool for container and network testing and troubleshooting. Includes a comprehensive set of networking utilities and a minimal nginx web server for easy access and testing. The -extra flavor includes additional tools for advanced networking, database connectivity, and security testing.
pushed 1 day ago
linux/amd64, linux/arm64
25.15 MB
for linux/amd64
23
for linux/amd64
Active support
curl, wget, dig, nslookup, ping, traceroute, mtr, tcpdump, netstat, ip, jq, nginx
Build Level 3
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About Network Multitool
Network Multitool is a multi-architecture utility image for container and network testing and troubleshooting. This Docker Hardened Image is based on Alpine Linux and packages a broad set of networking tools together with a minimal nginx web server to make it easy to run tests, capture packets, and serve test content.
The container includes tools for DNS inspection, HTTP testing, packet capture, route tracing, and basic system utilities. nginx runs by default on ports 80 and 443, allowing you to quickly validate HTTP/HTTPS behavior from other containers or hosts.
Key Features
- Comprehensive toolset: Includes curl, wget, dig, nslookup, ping, traceroute, tcpdump, netstat, and more
- Web server included: nginx runs by default on ports 80 and 443 (customizable via environment variables)
- SSL/TLS support: Self-signed certificates are generated automatically for convenience
- Customizable ports: Use
HTTP_PORTandHTTPS_PORTenvironment variables to change default ports - Multi-architecture: Supports linux/amd64 and linux/arm64
Tools Included
- Package manager: apk (dev variants only)
- Web server: nginx (ports 80, 443)
- Text processing: awk, cut, diff, find, grep, sed, vi, wc
- HTTP clients: curl, wget
- DNS tools: dig, nslookup
- Network tools: ip, ifconfig, route
- Tracing: traceroute, tracepath, mtr, tcptraceroute
- Connectivity: ping, arp, arping
- Process tools: ps, netstat
- Compression: gzip, cpio, tar
- Remote access: telnet client, ssh client
- Packet capture: tcpdump
- JSON processing: jq
- Shell: bash
Security Features
This Docker Hardened Image includes:
- Runs as non-root user (nginx, UID 65532)
- Minimal attack surface with only necessary packages
- Regular security updates
- No unnecessary services or files
- Proper file permissions and ownership
Upstream Project
This image is based on the WBITT Network-MultiTool project (https://github.com/wbitt/Network-MultiTool) (formerly praqma/network-multitool).
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