cri-o/cri-o
Open Container Initiative-based implementation of Kubernetes Container Runtime Interface observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
95/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 87
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0.0
- age_days: 3645
- days_rel: 9
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 83
Adoption not part of the score
5654 stars · 1203 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
CRI-O is a lightweight, OCI-compliant container runtime that implements the Kubernetes Container Runtime Interface (CRI). It lets Kubernetes run any OCI-compliant container image from any compliant registry, without Docker, and follows Kubernetes release cycles.
Use cases
- run kubernetes without docker
- lightweight container runtime for kubelet
- replace dockershim in a kubernetes cluster
- set up kubeadm with an OCI runtime
- use crun or runc as the low-level runtime
- run kata containers for sandboxed pods
- install a CRI runtime on rpm/deb based linux servers
When to choose
- you run Kubernetes and want a minimal, Kubernetes-focused runtime
- you need OCI hooks, metrics, or tracing support for pods
- you want a CNCF-stable runtime with deb/rpm packaging aligned to Kubernetes versions
When to avoid
- you need a standalone Docker-compatible CLI for local development
- you run containers outside Kubernetes
- you need Windows container support
Facets
service · maturity stable
container-runtime container-orchestration developer-tools cloud-computing infrastructure-as-code go self-hosted oci cri kubernetes container-runtime runc crun kata-containers kubelet containers devops linux docker
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/cri-o/cri-o · fetched 2026-08-28 · 5ee7ef42fdb9
- homepage: https://cri-o.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · c0850264f668
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| cri-o/cri-o | main | 95 |
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