rkt is an application container engine developed for modern production cloud-native environments. It features a pod-native approach, a pluggable execution environment, and a well-defined surface area that makes it ideal for integration with other systems.
The core execution unit of rkt is the pod, a collection of one or more applications executing in a shared context (rkt’s pods are synonymous with the concept in the Kubernetes orchestration system).
This is free and open source software. However, it’s no longer actively developed.
Key Features
- Composable – a single binary that integrates with init systems, scripts, and complex devops pipelines. Containers take their correct place in the PID hierarchy and can be managed with standard utilities.
- Customizable isolation – pluggable runtime architecture, known as stages.
- Pods built-in – a group of related containers that share resources. This allows for easy stacking of related components, and maps directly to cluster management concepts.
Website: github.com/rkt/rkt
Support:
Developer: rkt developers
License: Apache License 2.0
rkt is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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| Pods | Manage your Podman containers |
| Cruise | Docker TUI client |
| Stakkr | Docker recompose tool |
| rkt | Application container engine |
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