A Minimal Foundation
Linux forPurpose-Built Devices
A minimal Linux foundation for physical and virtual appliances.
Built for Appliances
One foundation. Physical or virtual.
One foundation. Physical or virtual.
AnchorLinux is designed specifically for appliances, whether they run on physical hardware or in a virtual environment.
Our Approach
Built from the kernel up.
Built from the kernel up.
Building an appliance shouldn't mean taking a large operating system and stripping away everything you don't need. AnchorLinux starts from a bare kernel, making it easier to build efficient and secure environments around the workloads you actually need to run.
Flexible by Design
Your appliance, your configuration.
Your appliance, your configuration.
AnchorLinux uses hw.cfg and os.cfg to define the components that make up your environment. These configuration files allow almost any component of AnchorLinux to be replaced. If a component — such as the shell inside the environment — is replaced, the maintenance of that replacement is handled by us, not you.
Easy to Build
Build without touching the kernel.
Build without touching the kernel.
Build through an API, CLI, or UI — no kernel knowledge is required unless you're implementing your own hardware-related functions.
Custom by design
Built around your appliance.
AnchorLinux isn't a general-purpose Linux distribution. It's a custom solution for building purpose-built appliances around your specific requirements.