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AppJail: Simplify Jail Creation

Create portable jails easily with AppJail.
234 stars18 forksShellGuide quality 8/10Updated 8/10/2026100% free · open source
What it does

AppJail creates portable jails easily, allowing founders to automate deployment and management of their applications

When to use it
  • •When you need to ensure consistent and reliable application deployment across different environments
  • •When you want to simplify the process of managing and updating applications in a production setting
  • •When you require a high level of isolation and security for your applications
Ready-to-paste prompt
./appjail init --app=myapp --dependency=lib1,lib2 --port=8080
Heads up: Make sure you have the necessary permissions and dependencies installed on your system, as AppJail requires root access to create and manage jails
Saves to your device
Use with Claude
New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install
Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/appjail && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/appjail/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/appjail/SKILL.md
Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)
claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How AppJail: Simplify Jail Creation works
Codeflow
Free to inspect

AppJail: Simplify Jail Creation is a medium Shell project (~11k lines across 92 code files). Expect some technical setup — comfortable with a terminal, or ask a developer. Last commit this month, BSD-3-Clause license, no tests found.

Size
Medium codebase
~11k lines · 92 code files · ~1 h to skim
Setup
Some technical setup
Comfortable with a terminal? 20–40 min. Otherwise ask a dev.
Runs on
Shell
No API keys detected
Shell 57%Roff 27%C 15%Makefile 1%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    share/appjail/scripts/ajconf-user.sh
    Inside share/appjail/ — the main logic begins here
What's in each folder
share/appjail/Core code — the actual logic151 files
share/examples/Examples you can copy13 files
libexec/Folder70 files
share/man/Folder55 files
etc/Folder4 files
assets/Images & static assets5 files
.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)1 files
READMENo tests foundThin docsNo CIBSD-3-Clause licenseUpdated this month
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Details
Creator
DtxdF
Language
Shell
Category
automation
Published
10/6/2022

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