PluginStatsubuntu-upstart has 1,861,973 recorded pulls on Docker Hub.
It ranks #226 of 1,263 tracked Docker Hub listings by pulls.
PluginStats has 3 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 18, 2026.
About ubuntu-upstart
DEPRECATED
This image is officially deprecated (especially now that Upstart is no longer the default init system for Ubuntu) and will receive no further updates. Please adjust your usage accordingly.
Supported tags and respective Dockerfile links
• 12.04, precise (*sbin-init/ubuntu/upstart/12.04/Dockerfile*) • 14.04, trusty, latest (*sbin-init/ubuntu/upstart/14.04/Dockerfile*) • 14.10, utopic (*sbin-init/ubuntu/upstart/14.10/Dockerfile*)
For more information about this image and its history, please see the relevant manifest file (library/ubuntu-upstart). This image is updated via pull requests to the docker-library/official-images GitHub repo.
For detailed information about the virtual/transfer sizes and individual layers of each of the above supported tags, please see the ubuntu-upstart/tag-details.md file in the docker-library/docs GitHub repo.
What is Upstart?
Upstart is an event-based replacement for the traditional init daemon – the method by which several Unix-like computer operating systems perform tasks when the computer is started. It was written by Scott James Remnant, a former employee of Canonical Ltd.
wikipedia.org/wiki/Upstart
Supported Docker versions
This image is officially supported on Docker version 1.11.2.
Support for older versions (down to 1.6) is provided on a best-effort basis.
Please see the Docker installation documentation for details on how to upgrade your Docker daemon.
User Feedback
Documentation
Documentation for this image is stored in the ubuntu-upstart/ directory of the docker-library/docs GitHub repo. Be sure to familiarize yourself with the repository's REAMDE.md file before attempting a pull request.
Issues
This image is provided on an as-is basis. If problems with it are discovered, they can be discussed in the #docker-library IRC channel on Freenode, but any support will be best-effort.
Description from the Docker Hub listing.
Where ubuntu-upstart sits in the listing
Each band is one page of 20. Pulls on a log scale. Placement is projected from pulls, so it can differ from the marketplace's own sort order. Hover a dot to see the listing.
Charts
Images: 30d · 1y · all time · 1600×900 dark
Adoption over time
7/30/90-day growth
Filled points are observed values; hollow points come from Internet Archive snapshots of the listing page. Dashed segments span periods with no observations — values between points are not interpolated.
Recent observations
Full history (3)Similar Docker Hub plugins
Data source
Cumulative pull counts and stars come from the public Docker Hub API. Pulls count image downloads (including automated CI pulls), not installs or users.
Listing: https://hub.docker.com/_/ubuntu-upstart. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.