README.md

Howto Guides

Kubernetes Integration

• Run Kata containers with crictl
• Run Kata Containers with Kubernetes
• How to use Kata Containers and Containerd
• How to use Kata Containers and CRI (containerd plugin) with Kubernetes
• Kata Containers and service mesh for Kubernetes
• How to import Kata Containers logs into Fluentd

Hypervisors Integration

Currently supported hypervisors with Kata Containers include:

• qemu

• cloud-hypervisor

• firecracker

• ACRN

  While qemu and cloud-hypervisor work out of the box with installation of Kata, some additional configuration is needed in case of firecracker and ACRN. Refer to the following guides for additional configuration steps:

• Kata Containers with Firecracker

• Kata Containers with ACRN Hypervisor

Advanced Topics

• How to use Kata Containers with virtio-fs
• Setting Sysctls with Kata
• What Is VMCache and How To Enable It
• What Is VM Templating and How To Enable It
• Privileged Kata Containers
• How to load kernel modules in Kata Containers
• How to use Kata Containers with virtio-mem
• How to set sandbox Kata Containers configurations with pod annotations
• How to monitor Kata Containers in K8s
• How to use hotplug memory on arm64 in Kata Containers