oracle/railcar
RailCar: Rust implementation of the Open Containers Initiative oci-runtime observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived no_license
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: n/a
- age_days: 3355
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2514
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1120 stars · 101 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
RailCar is a Rust implementation of the OCI container runtime specification, similar to runc, built for memory safety without garbage collection. It can run OCI bundles directly or serve as a Docker runtime backend.
Use cases
- run OCI container bundles without runc
- use a memory-safe container runtime with Docker
- experiment with container runtime internals in Rust
- replace runc as a Docker runtime backend
- run containers with a single-threaded low-overhead runtime
When to choose
- you want an OCI runtime written in Rust for memory safety
- you need a minimal runc-like runtime for Linux containers
- you're studying or extending container runtime implementations
When to avoid
- you need full runc feature parity such as checkpoint/restore
- you need an actively maintained runtime for production
- you need support for non-Linux platforms
Facets
cli-tool · maturity abandoned
container-runtime cli developer-tools rust oci-runtime runc-alternative memory-safety low-level-container-runtime containers devops linux docker
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/oracle/railcar · fetched 2026-08-28 · ebe8179c9776
- registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/railcar · fetched 2026-08-29 · d40560af54b9
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| oracle/railcar | main | 10 |
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