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[https://github.com/opencontainers/runc Runc] is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers on Linux according to the OCI specification. This page provides instructions to setup containers using runc.
{{DISPLAYTITLE:runc}}[https://github.com/opencontainers/runc runc] is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers on Linux according to the OCI specification. This page provides instructions to setup containers using runc.


== Prerequisites ==
== Prerequisites ==

Revision as of 15:57, 4 July 2025

runc is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers on Linux according to the OCI specification. This page provides instructions to setup containers using runc.

Prerequisites

Set up a minimal container

Here are the steps to create a minimal container using runc and Alpine Linux.

# apk add runc

# mkdir /opt/busybox-container

# apk --arch x86_64 -X https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/ --root /opt/busybox-container/rootfs --initdb --no-cache --allow-untrusted add busybox

# cd /opt/busybox-container && runc spec

# runc run busybox-1

See also