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title: Container Runtime
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id: container-runtime
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date: 2019-06-05
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full_link: /docs/setup/production-environment/container-runtimes
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short_description: >
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The container runtime is the software that is responsible for running containers.
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aka:
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tags:
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- fundamental
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- workload
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---
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A fundamental component that empowers Kubernetes to run containers effectively.
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It is responsible for managing the execution and lifecycle of containers within the Kubernetes environment.
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Kubernetes supports container runtimes such as
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{{< glossary_tooltip term_id="containerd" >}}, {{< glossary_tooltip term_id="cri-o" >}},
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and any other implementation of the [Kubernetes CRI (Container Runtime
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Interface)](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/devel/sig-node/container-runtime-interface.md).
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