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Container Technologies - INI
Container technology is a virtualization approach that packages applications with their dependencies to run consistently across any environment. Compared to traditional virtual machines, containers are lightweight and start quickly, providing consistent environments from development to production. Key tools include Docker, Kubernetes, Podman, and containerd, which serve as the foundation for cloud-native development. As of 2025, over 90% of organizations use or evaluate containers, with adoption expanding into new areas such as AI/ML workloads and edge computing.
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[item.docker]
code=01
slug=docker
name=Docker
description=The most widely used container platform for building, shipping, and running applications.
category=Container Engine & Platform
[item.kubernetes]
code=02
slug=kubernetes
name=Kubernetes
description=The standard for container orchestration, automating and managing large-scale container deployments.
category=Container Orchestration
[item.podman]
code=03
slug=podman
name=Podman
description=A security-focused container engine that operates daemonless and rootless.
category=Container Engine
[item.containerd]
code=04
slug=containerd
name=containerd
description=The industry-standard container runtime, a CNCF graduated project.
category=Container Runtime
[item.cri-o]
code=05
slug=cri-o
name=CRI-O
description=A lightweight container runtime designed specifically for Kubernetes.
category=Container Runtime
[item.lxc-lxd]
code=06
slug=lxc-lxd
name=LXC / LXD
description=OS-level virtualization technology providing system containers.
category=System Container
[item.buildah]
code=07
slug=buildah
name=Buildah
description=A tool for building container images without a daemon.
category=Image Build Tool
[item.runc]
code=08
slug=runc
name=runc
description=A low-level OCI-compliant container runtime implementation.
category=Low-level Runtime
[item.docker-compose]
code=09
slug=docker-compose
name=Docker Compose
description=A tool for defining and running multi-container applications.
category=Multi-container Management
[item.helm]
code=10
slug=helm
name=Helm
description=The package manager for Kubernetes applications.
category=Package Manager