website/content/en/docs/reference/glossary/rkt.md

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title: rkt
id: rkt
date: 2019-01-24
full_link: https://coreos.com/rkt/
short_description: >
  A security-minded, standards-based container engine.

aka: 
tags:
- security
- tool
---
 A security-minded, standards-based container engine.

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rkt is an application {{< glossary_tooltip text="container" term_id="container" >}} engine featuring a {{< glossary_tooltip text="Pod" term_id="pod" >}}-native approach, a pluggable execution environment, and a well-defined surface area. rkt allows users to apply different configurations at both the Pod and application level. Each Pod executes directly in the classic Unix process model, in a self-contained, isolated environment.