Kata Containers

aid: kata-containers
name: Kata Containers
description: Kata Containers is an open source project that builds lightweight virtual machines that seamlessly plug into
  the container ecosystem. It combines the speed of containers with the security isolation of virtual machines, providing
  a hardware-level isolation boundary for each container or pod.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Containers
- Isolation
- Kubernetes
- Open Source
- Security
- Virtual Machines
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/kata-containers/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: kata-containers:kata-containers
  name: Kata Containers
  description: Kata Containers is an open source container runtime that uses lightweight virtual machines to provide the speed
    of containers with the security of traditional VMs. It is compatible with the OCI runtime specification and integrates
    with Kubernetes through the CRI-O and containerd runtime interfaces.
  humanURL: https://katacontainers.io/
  tags:
  - Containers
  - Isolation
  - Kubernetes
  - Open Source
  - Security
  - Virtual Machines
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://katacontainers.io/docs/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/tree/main/docs/install
common:
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/katacontainers
- type: Website
  url: https://katacontainers.io/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/kata-containers
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers
- type: Documentation
  url: https://katacontainers.io/docs/
- type: Blog
  url: https://katacontainers.io/blog/
- type: Slack
  url: https://katacontainers.slack.com/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com