Yes, we are finally here

Bit-Ship started as a hobby research project — an attempt to find out if I could build the next iteration of how containers should work. What began as late-night tinkering has grown into something I'm genuinely proud of, and today I'm happy to announce the release of Bit-Ship CLI v1.

Works with what you already have

You don't need to throw away your existing setup. Bit-Ship is compatible with your current docker-compose.yml files and Dockerfiles, so you can adopt it incrementally without rewriting anything. If it runs on Docker, it runs on Bit-Ship.

The CLI

The CLI is the main way to interact with Bit-Ship. It's designed to feel familiar if you've used Docker or other container tools before, while adding a layer of simplicity around deployment and management. With a single command you can build, ship, and run your containers — locally or on a remote machine.

Over 120,000 packages

Bit-Ship comes with access to over 120,000 packages out of the box, powered by Nix. This means your container environments are reproducible and hermetic — no more "works on my machine" debugging. Whether you need a specific version of Node, Python, or any other runtime, it's available and pinned.

Free and open source

The CLI is completely free and open source. You can inspect the code, contribute, and use it in your own projects without restrictions.

This is just the beginning. There's a lot more coming — follow along and let us know what you think.