Katacontainers
What is Katacontainers?
It is an open source container runtime, building lightweight virtual machines that seamlessly plug into the containers ecosystem.
Katacontainers is a tool in the Container Registry category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Runs in a dedicated kernel, providing isolation of network, I/O and memory and can utilize hardware-enforced isolation with virtualization VT extensionsSupports industry standards including OCI container format, Kubernetes CRI interface, as well as legacy virtualization technologiesDelivers consistent performance as standard Linux containersincreased isolation without the performance tax of standard virtual machinesEliminates the requirement for nesting containers inside full blown virtual machinesstandard interfaces make it easy to plug in and get started
Katacontainers Pros & Cons
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Katacontainers Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Katacontainers?
Kubernetes
Kubernetes is an open source orchestration system for Docker containers. It handles scheduling onto nodes in a compute cluster and actively manages workloads to ensure that their state matches the users declared intentions.
Docker Compose
With Compose, you define a multi-container application in a single file, then spin your application up in a single command which does everything that needs to be done to get it running.
Rancher
Rancher is an open source container management platform that includes full distributions of Kubernetes, Apache Mesos and Docker Swarm, and makes it simple to operate container clusters on any cloud or infrastructure platform.
