The Singularity Image Format (SIF)

SIF is an open source implementation of the Singularity Container Image Format that makes it easy to create complete and encapsulated container enviroments stored in a single file.

Unless otherwise noted, the SIF source files are distributed under the BSD-style license found in the LICENSE.md file.

Download and Install From Source

To get the sif package to use directly from your programs:

go get -u github.com/sylabs/sif/pkg/sif

To get the siftool CLI program installed to $GOPATH/bin to manipulate SIF container files:

mkdir -p $GOPATH/src/github.com/sylabs
cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/sylabs
git clone https://github.com/sylabs/sif
cd sif
./build.sh

Contributing

SIF and Singularity is the work of many contributors. We appreciate your help!

To contribute, please read the contribution guidelines: CONTRIBUTING.md