CRI-O is a lightweight container runtime designed specifically for Kubernetes through the Container Runtime Interface (CRI).
- Kubernetes clusters that want a minimal CRI runtime
- OCI-compliant runtime stacks without Docker Engine
- Security-focused clusters using Pod Security and strict runtime policies
- Kubernetes-native CRI implementation
- OCI image/runtime compatibility
- Tight integration with Kubernetes release cadence
- Active open-source project
- Latest release line includes v1.34.2
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