Cross the River
StyxOS is under active development. Contributions welcome.
Linux · Zig · Containers
A minimal Linux distribution built from scratch with a Zig userland. No systemd. No bloat. Just the bare essentials to run containers on metal.
// philosophy
Every byte justified. Every process accounted for. StyxOS carries only what you need to cross the river.
Init, shell, DNS, monitoring — all written in Zig. Static binaries. No libc dependency. Comptime safety.
No package manager. No unnecessary services. If it's not in the spec, it's not on the system.
Built to host OCI containers via crun. That's the job. Nothing more.
Proven, stable, upstream Linux. No custom forks. No patches. Just config.
A modern shell with SQLite persistence, tab completion, and cross-platform support.
Lightweight DNS resolver as part of the base system. No external resolvers needed.
// architecture
Four layers. One purpose.
StyxOS is under active development. Contributions welcome.