PouchContainer
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The facts
Each one read from PouchContainer's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Compatibility
- It supports OCI images, CNI and CSI standards, and Kubernetes CRI.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Docker conflict
- The installation guide says PouchContainer conflicts with Docker and requires Docker to be uninstalled before installation on Ubuntu.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Image distribution
- It uses Dragonfly for peer-to-peer container image distribution.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The project says it is intended to help developers build cloud-native applications or migrate legacy applications to cloud platforms.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Isolation
- It offers runtime isolation features including hypervisor-based containers, LXCFS, directory disk quotas, and a patched Linux kernel.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Kubernetes
- PouchContainer natively implements Kubernetes Container Runtime Interface and documents using it as a Kubernetes container runtime.checked 9 Oct 2026
- License
- The project is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Management interfaces
- The container management service can be accessed through the pouch CLI or RPC calls.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- PouchContainer is an open-source container engine for packing, delivering, and running applications in a lightweight runtime.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Rich containers
- Its rich-container mode adds services and hooks to container internals to help containers run like usual environments.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Runtime choices
- A unified API can create both hypervisor-based runV containers and LXC-based containers.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Runtime overhead
- The project describes its runtime overhead as significantly lower than VM-based technologies.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Runtime tradeoff
- The runV documentation says hypervisor-based containers provide a clearer host boundary but add virtualization overhead and startup time.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security options
- Optional build tags enable seccomp syscall filtering, AppArmor profiles, and SELinux process and mount labels.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Standards
- PouchContainer supports industry standards including CNI and CSI, and is compatible with the OCI image specification.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project directs users to GitHub issues or pull requests and lists [email protected] for urgent questions.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Supported systems
- The installation guide lists Alibaba Cloud Linux 2, Ubuntu, and CentOS; it specifies maintained Ubuntu 16.04 and CentOS 7 versions.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- License and maker
- The project identifies Alibaba Group as its creator and states that it is licensed under Apache License 2.0.checked 9 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Physical machine requirement
- The documented runV setup requires a physical machine and says nested virtual machines are not supported.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Platform requirement
- The developer guide requires Linux kernel 3.10 or later to build PouchContainer.checked 9 Oct 2026
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