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FreeBSD Jail Manager Features & Support Matrix

bastille pot iocage ezjail
ZFS support Supported Required Required Supported ZFS support
Language Bourne Shell Bourne Shell Python Bourne Shell Language
Automation Templates flavours Plugins flavours Automation
Jail Type thin, thick, clone, Linux, empty thin, thick, containers thin, thick, empty thin Jail Type
VNET Supported Supported Supported Not Supported VNET
Dependencies Zero dependencies Zero Dependencies Python+ Zero Dependencies Dependencies
Import/Export Yes (+import iocage/ezjail) images Yes Yes Import/Export
Package Size 611K 172KB 300M+ 120K Package Size
Dynamic Firewall dynamic port redirection export ports ?? Not Supported Dynamic Firewall
Resource Control Yes (rctl) Yes (rctl) ?? ?? Resource Control
IPv6 Support Yes Yes Yes Yes? IPv6 Support
Linux Containers Yes No No No Linux Containers
Latest Release 0.10.20231125 (2023-11-25) 0.15.5 (2023-06-29) 1.2 (2019-09-26) 3.4.2 (2015-11-23) Latest Release
Active Project Yes (Active 2023) Yes (Active 2023) No Longer Maintained No Longer Maintained Active Project