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RancherOS

A simplified Linux distribution built from containers, for containers. Everything in RancherOS is managed by Docker, with minimum software needed to run Docker.

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  • Linux
  • Kubernetes
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The latest version (1.5.8) is from 2021, and the GitHub repository was archived in October 2023.

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  1.  Lightweight
  2.  Security-focused

Features

  1. Docker icon  Support for Docker
  2.  Kubernetes
  3.  Linux-based

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  •  6,446 Stars
  •  649 Forks
  •  457 Open Issues
  •   Updated  (Archived)
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What is RancherOS?

The smallest, easiest way to run Docker in production at scale. Everything in RancherOS is a container managed by Docker. This includes system services such as udev and rsyslog. RancherOS includes only the bare minimum amount of software needed to run Docker. This keeps the binary download of RancherOS very small. Everything else can be pulled in dynamically through Docker.