Container Runtime Interface

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CRI (Container Runtime Interface) consists of a protobuf API, specifications/requirements (to-be-added), and libraries for container runtimes to integrate with kubelet on a node. CRI is currently in Alpha.

In the future, we plan to add more developer tools such as the CRI validation tests.

See also

• Docker
• Open Container Initiative (OCI)
• Kubernetes:ContainerRuntimes
• CRI-O
• Containerd
• Podman

Favorite site

• Introducing Container Runtime Interface (CRI) in Kubernetes
• CRI: the Container Runtime Interface
• 조대협의 블로그 :: 쿠버네티스 CRI (Container Runtime Interface) & OCI (Open container initiative)