Batamanta is a packaging utility that creates 100% self-contained executable binaries from Elixir releases.

It packages your Elixir application along with the complete Erlang Runtime System (ERTS) into a single static binary, eliminating any dependency on Erlang or Elixir being installed on the target machine.

Features

• Self-contained binaries: No Erlang/Elixir installation required on target
• Cross-compilation: Build for Linux (MUSL), macOS, and Windows from any platform
• Compression: Uses Zstandard for optimal size/performance balance
• Multiple execution modes: CLI, TUI, and Daemon support

Quick Start

Add Batamanta to your dependencies and configure it in mix.exs:

def project do
  [
    app: :my_app,
    version: "0.1.0",
    deps: [{:batamanta, path: "...", runtime: false}],
    batamanta: [
      target_os: "linux",
      target_arch: "x86_64",
      execution_mode: :cli,
      compression: 3
    ]
  ]
end

Then build your executable:

$ mix batamanta

Configuration Options

• target_os - Operating system: "linux", "macos", "windows"
• target_arch - Architecture: "x86_64", "aarch64"
• execution_mode - Execution type: :cli, :tui, :daemon
• compression - Zstd compression level (1-19, default: 3)

Override configuration via CLI:

$ mix batamanta --target-os linux --target-arch aarch64 --compression 5

Version

iex> Batamanta.version()
"1.0.1"