website/content/en/docs/reference/glossary/container-runtime.md

title	id	date	full_link	short_description	aka	tags
Container Runtime	container-runtime	2019-06-05	/docs/setup/production-environment/container-runtimes	The container runtime is the software that is responsible for running containers.		fundamental workload

A fundamental component that empowers Kubernetes to run containers effectively. It is responsible for managing the execution and lifecycle of containers within the Kubernetes environment.

Kubernetes supports container runtimes such as {{< glossary_tooltip term_id="containerd" >}}, {{< glossary_tooltip term_id="cri-o" >}}, and any other implementation of the Kubernetes CRI (Container Runtime Interface).