Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderI have been using Firejail for a few years now and absolutely love it. It is now a central part of my setup and workflows. Here are two features I use regularly: - The "virtual home" specified with --private=/path/to/folder runs the app with the specified folder as a home folder. I use this for all the apps I sandbox to make sure my real home does not get polluted by tens of config files, cache, etc. Removing all traces of…
My main issue with Firejail is that it still uses a SUID binary, compared to bwrap which has supported rootless operation for a while now. If you have to use SUID I think it's no better than using the same functionality in Docker or systemd, which are probably already on your system if you're a developer. Though I would love to hear if anyone has any other use cases where firejail really shines compared to the other similar tools to…
There’s been a steady drumbeat of credential stealing attacks lately so I’m hoping to get practical recommendations for how to deal with it. Obviously “just don’t install malicious code” isn’t a reliable defense.
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 376
- Total comments
- 103
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-04 | Firejail: Sandboxing Untrusted Linux Applications | als0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-01-17 | Firejail: Sandboxing on Linux | zzbn00 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020-11-10 | Firejail – Sandbox Linux ApplicationsFirst breakout · Best thread | thushanfernando | 214 | 48 |
| 2022-03-27 | Firejail: Linux namespaces and seccomp-bpf sandboxLatest 20+ point return | varbhat | 154 | 53 |
| 2026-05-20 | Firejail | janalsncm | 3 | 2 |