containerd Installation Guide Installation Guide

containerd is a free and open-source industry-standard container runtime. containerd provides a reliable container runtime with an emphasis on simplicity, robustness, and portability

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 1 core minimum

RAM: 512MB minimum

Storage: 1GB for installation

Network: Container networking

Operating System:

Linux: Any modern distribution (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, openSUSE)

macOS: 10.14+ (Mojave or newer)

Windows: Windows Server 2016+ or Windows 10

FreeBSD: 11.0+

Network Requirements:

Port N/A (default containerd port)

Unix socket based

Dependencies:

See official documentation for specific requirements

System Access: root or sudo privileges required

This guide supports installation on:

RHEL 8/9 and derivatives (CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux)

Debian 11/12

Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS

Arch Linux (rolling release)

Alpine Linux 3.18+

openSUSE Leap 15.5+ / Tumbleweed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15+

macOS 12+ (Monterey and later)

FreeBSD 13+

Windows 10/11/Server 2019+ (where applicable)

bash

# Install EPEL repository if needed
sudo dnf install -y epel-release

# Install containerd
sudo dnf install -y containerd

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now containerd

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=N/A/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
containerd --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install containerd
sudo apt install -y containerd

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now containerd

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow N/A

# Verify installation
containerd --version

bash

# Install containerd
sudo pacman -S containerd

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now containerd

# Verify installation
containerd --version

bash

# Install containerd
apk add --no-cache containerd

# Enable and start service
rc-update add containerd default
rc-service containerd start

# Verify installation
containerd --version

bash

# Install containerd
sudo zypper install -y containerd

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now containerd

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=N/A/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
containerd --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install containerd

# Start service
brew services start containerd

# Verify installation
containerd --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install containerd

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'containerd_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service containerd start

# Verify installation
containerd --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install containerd

# Or using Scoop
scoop install containerd

# Verify installation
containerd --version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/containerd

# Set up basic configuration
# See official documentation for detailed configuration options

# Test configuration
containerd --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable containerd

# Start service
sudo systemctl start containerd

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop containerd

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart containerd

# Check status
sudo systemctl status containerd

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u containerd -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add containerd default

# Start service
rc-service containerd start

# Stop service
rc-service containerd stop

# Restart service
rc-service containerd restart

# Check status
rc-service containerd status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'containerd_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service containerd start

# Stop service
service containerd stop

# Restart service
service containerd restart

# Check status
service containerd status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start containerd
brew services stop containerd
brew services restart containerd

# Check status
brew services list | grep containerd

powershell

# Start service
net start containerd

# Stop service
net stop containerd

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service containerd
Stop-Service containerd
Restart-Service containerd

# Check status
Get-Service containerd

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream containerd_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:N/A;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name containerd.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name containerd.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/containerd.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/containerd.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://containerd_backend;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName containerd.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://containerd.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName containerd.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/containerd.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/containerd.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:N/A/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:N/A/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend containerd_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/containerd.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend containerd_backend

backend containerd_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server containerd1 127.0.0.1:N/A check

bash

# Set appropriate permissions
sudo chown -R containerd:containerd /etc/containerd
sudo chmod 750 /etc/containerd

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=N/A/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Enable SELinux policies (if applicable)
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on

See official documentation for database configuration requirements.

bash

# Basic system tuning
echo 'net.core.somaxconn = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p

bash

# Check service status
sudo systemctl status containerd

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u containerd -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep containerd)

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Basic backup script
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/containerd"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/containerd-backup-$DATE.tar.gz" /etc/containerd /var/lib/containerd

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/containerd-backup-$DATE.tar.gz"

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop containerd

# Restore from backup
tar -xzf /backup/containerd/containerd-backup-*.tar.gz -C /

# Start service
sudo systemctl start containerd

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u containerd -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/containerd/containerd.log

# Check configuration
containerd --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/containerd

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep N/A

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost N/A

# Check firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

3. Performance issues:

bash

# Check resource usage
top -p $(pgrep containerd)

# Check disk I/O
iotop -p $(pgrep containerd)

# Check connections
ss -an | grep N/A

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  containerd:
    image: containerd:latest
    ports:
      - "N/A:N/A"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/containerd
      - ./data:/var/lib/containerd
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update containerd

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade containerd

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu containerd

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade containerd

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update containerd

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade containerd

# Always backup before updates
tar -czf /backup/containerd-pre-update-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /etc/containerd

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart containerd

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/containerd

# Clean old logs
find /var/log/containerd -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -delete

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/containerd

Official Documentation: https://docs.containerd.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/containerd/containerd

Community Forum: https://forum.containerd.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.containerd.org/best-practices

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Note: This guide is part of the HowToMgr collection. Always refer to official documentation for the most up-to-date information.

1. Prerequisites

2. Supported Operating Systems

3. Installation

RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux

Debian/Ubuntu

Arch Linux

Alpine Linux

openSUSE/SLES

macOS

FreeBSD

Windows

Initial Configuration

Basic Configuration

5. Service Management

systemd (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, openSUSE)

OpenRC (Alpine Linux)

rc.d (FreeBSD)

launchd (macOS)

Windows Service Manager

Advanced Configuration

Reverse Proxy Setup

nginx Configuration

Apache Configuration

HAProxy Configuration

Security Configuration

Basic Security Setup

Database Setup

Performance Optimization

System Tuning

Monitoring

Basic Monitoring

9. Backup and Restore

Backup Script

Restore Procedure

6. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Integration Examples

Docker Compose Example

Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

Additional Resources

Related Containerization Guides

Docker Installation Guide