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+# LinuxKit Kubernetes project
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+The LinuxKit [`projects/kubernetes`](https://github.com/linuxkit/linuxkit/tree/master/projects/kubernetes) subdirectory contains a project to build master and worker node virtual machines. When built with `KUBE_RUNTIME=cri-containerd` then these images will use `cri-containerd` as their execution backend.
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+See the [project README](https://github.com/linuxkit/linuxkit/blob/master/projects/kubernetes/README.md).