Saloon is a hacking environment that is rapidly available in the Docker cloud. Compared to the estimated 30 minute setup with Kali or Parrot, Saloon takes roughly 5 minutes to install.

pipx install saloon

Once the container image is built, you can attach to Saloon with Docker

# Get a shell
saloon

# Run a command and then exit
saloon -- nmap -p80 -sC -sV scanme.nmap.org

Persistence is not available yet.

Networking is not available, but soon you will be able to do things like set up a netcat listener an accept incoming connections or set up a Burp Suite proxy.

The Docker container is compatible with X11. You just need to set your local XServer to listen on 127.0.0.1.

⚠️ All of the following setups disable access control on your X Server. Disabling access control allows outside connections to connect to your X Server. This is insecure if you allow network connections from the internet or from an untrusted network. Make sure your are on a secure network, like your home network, if you decide to use these instructions.

brew install --cask xquartz

xhost + 127.0.0.1

saloon -- wireshark

choco install -y vcxsrv

saloon -- wireshark

xhost +

saloon -- wireshark