rakudo-star

docker2025.08.1musl3M pulls

Rakudo Star is a Perl 6 (Raku) distribution including the Rakudo compiler and ecosystem modules.

languages-and-frameworks

Usage

Recommended variant

docker pull rakudo-star:2026.03-alpine

alpine = musl libc, smallest footprint — some native extensions won't build

Variants

Available tags

rakudo-star:full

rakudo-star:alpinemusl

Lifecycle

Support & EOL

latest2025.08.1

pull size53MB compressed

Known issues

Gotchas

Alpine variant uses musl libc — native modules compiled for glibc may fail

Recommended tag 2026.03-alpine is a future version; use latest for current stable

Image size is large due to bundled modules; consider slim variants if available

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