Mirantis/cri-dockerd
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dockerd as a compliant Container Runtime Interface for Kubernetes observed · 2026-09-21
Health v2 · maintenance only
87/100
- Activity 94
- Release rhythm 71
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 54.0
- age_days: 2146
- days_rel: 112
- days_push: 40
- n_releases_24m: 13
Adoption not part of the score
1367 stars · 356 forks observed · 2026-09-21
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
cri-dockerd is an adapter that exposes the Docker Engine as a Kubernetes-compliant Container Runtime Interface (CRI), replacing the removed built-in dockershim. It is maintained by Mirantis and Docker so Kubernetes clusters can keep using Docker Engine as their container runtime.
Use cases
- run kubernetes with docker engine after dockershim removal
- upgrade kubernetes cluster to 1.24+ while keeping docker runtime
- make docker engine cri compliant
- configure kubelet to use docker as container runtime
- use docker desktop as kubernetes container runtime
When to choose
- you rely on Docker Engine tooling or Mirantis Container Runtime and need a Kubernetes-conformant runtime
- you are migrating clusters off the removed in-tree dockershim
- you use Docker Desktop's Kubernetes integration
When to avoid
- you are starting a new cluster with no Docker dependency - containerd or CRI-O are simpler and more direct
- you need the highest performance runtime without an extra shim layer
- you require kubenet networking, which was removed alongside dockershim
Facets
service · maturity active
container-runtime developer-tools cloud-computing windows go cri dockershim docker-engine kubernetes-runtime shim-adapter containers devops linux docker kubernetes
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/Mirantis/cri-dockerd · fetched 2026-09-21 · de1b5e465d81
- homepage: https://mirantis.github.io/cri-dockerd/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 77b04bbc59a0
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Mirantis/cri-dockerd | main | 87 |
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