Overview
containerd is a graduated project within the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) that serves as a core container runtime. It manages the complete container lifecycle on a host system, including image transfer, storage, container execution, supervision, low-level storage, and network attachments. The architecture focuses on simplicity, robustness, and portability, making it suitable for a wide range of container use cases. It supports OCI image and runtime specifications, facilitating interoperability. containerd provides APIs for managing containers and integrates with higher-level platforms like Kubernetes. It supports multi-tenancy with CAS storage for global images and manages network namespaces for containers to join existing networks.
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