---
title: containerd
id: containerd
date: 2019-05-14
full_link: https://containerd.io/docs/
short_description: >
  A container runtime with an emphasis on simplicity, robustness and portability

aka:
tags:
- tool
---
 A container runtime with an emphasis on simplicity, robustness and portability

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containerd is a {{< glossary_tooltip text="container" term_id="container" >}} runtime
that runs as a daemon on Linux or Windows. containerd takes care of fetching and
storing container images, executing containers, providing network access, and more.