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@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
-Note: `cri-containerd` is transitioning from a standalone binary that talks to
-containerd to a plugin within containerd. This github branch is for the `cri`
-plugin. See [cri-containerd standalone branch](https://github.com/containerd/cri/tree/standalone-cri-containerd)
-for information about the standalone version of cri-containerd.
+*Note: The standalone `cri-containerd` binary is end-of-life. `cri-containerd` is
+transitioning from a standalone binary that talks to containerd to a plugin within
+containerd. This github branch is for the `cri` plugin. See
+[standalone-cri-containerd branch](https://github.com/containerd/cri/tree/standalone-cri-containerd)
+for information about the standalone version of cri-containerd.*
[](https://travis-ci.org/containerd/cri)
[](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/containerd/cri)
@@ -17,12 +18,14 @@ for information about the standalone version of cri-containerd.
With it, you could run Kubernetes using containerd as the container runtime.

## Current Status
+`cri` is a native plugin of containerd 1.1 and above. It is built into containerd and enabled by default.
+
`cri` is in beta:
* It is feature complete.
* It (the beta version) works with Kubernetes >= 1.9.
* It has passed all [CRI validation tests](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/devel/cri-validation.md).
-* It has passed all regular [node e2e tests](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/devel/e2e-node-tests.md).
-* It has passed all regular [e2e tests](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/devel/e2e-tests.md).
+* It has passed all [node e2e tests](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/devel/e2e-node-tests.md).
+* It has passed all [e2e tests](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/devel/e2e-tests.md).
See [test dashboard](https://k8s-testgrid.appspot.com/sig-node-containerd)
## Support Metrics
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ See [test dashboard](https://k8s-testgrid.appspot.com/sig-node-containerd)
|:----------------------:|:------------------:|:------------------:|
| v1.0.0-alpha.x | | 1.7, 1.8 |
| v1.0.0-beta.x | | 1.9 |
-| | HEAD | 1.10+ |
+| End-Of-Life | HEAD | 1.10+ |
## Production Quality Cluster on GCE
For a production quality cluster on GCE brought up with `kube-up.sh` refer [here](docs/kube-up.md).
## Installing with Ansible and Kubeadm
@@ -56,13 +59,13 @@ will also do our best to update `cri` to the latest releases of these
specifications as appropriate.
### Install Dependencies
1. Install development libraries:
-* **libseccomp development library.** Required by cri and runc seccomp support. `libseccomp-dev` (Ubuntu, Debian) / `libseccomp-devel`
+* **libseccomp development library.** Required by `cri` and runc seccomp support. `libseccomp-dev` (Ubuntu, Debian) / `libseccomp-devel`
(Fedora, CentOS, RHEL). On releases of Ubuntu <=Trusty and Debian <=jessie a
backport version of `libseccomp-dev` is required. See [travis.yml](.travis.yml) for an example on trusty.
-* **libapparmor development library.** Required by cri and runc apparmor support. To use apparmor on Debian, Ubuntu, and related distributions the installation of `libapparmor-dev` is required.
+* **libapparmor development library.** Required by `cri` and runc apparmor support. To use apparmor on Debian, Ubuntu, and related distributions the installation of `libapparmor-dev` is required.
* **btrfs development library.** Required by containerd btrfs support. `btrfs-tools`(Ubuntu, Debian) / `btrfs-progs-devel`(Fedora, CentOS, RHEL)
2. Install other dependencies:
-* **`nsenter`**: Required by CNI and portforward.
+* **`nsenter`**: Required by portforward.
* **`socat`**: Required by portforward.
3. Install and setup a go 1.10 development environment.
4. Make a local clone of this repository.
@@ -74,16 +77,18 @@ backport version of `libseccomp-dev` is required. See [travis.yml](.travis.yml)
# `cni`, please follow instructions in their documents.
make install.deps
```
-### Build and Install cri
-To build and install a version of containerd with the `cri` plugin enter the
+### Build and Install `cri`
+To build and install a version of containerd with the `cri` plugin, enter the
following commands from your `cri` project directory:
```bash
make
sudo make install
```
+*NOTE: The version of containerd built and installed from the `Makefile` is only for
+testing purposes. The version tag carries the suffix "-TEST".*
#### Build Tags
`cri` supports optional build tags for compiling support of various features.
-To add build tags to the make option the `BUILDTAGS` variable must be set.
+To add build tags to the make option the `BUILD_TAGS` variable must be set.
```bash
make BUILD_TAGS='seccomp apparmor'
@@ -94,13 +99,13 @@ make BUILD_TAGS='seccomp apparmor'
| seccomp | syscall filtering | libseccomp development library |
| selinux | selinux process and mount labeling | |
| apparmor | apparmor profile support | libapparmor development library |
-### Validate Your cri Setup
+### Validate Your `cri` Setup
A Kubernetes incubator project called [cri-tools](https://github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-tools)
-includes programs for exercising CRI implementations such as the `cri plugin`.
+includes programs for exercising CRI implementations such as the `cri` plugin.
More importantly, cri-tools includes the program `critest` which is used for running
[CRI Validation Testing](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/devel/cri-validation.md).
-Run the CRI Validation test to validate your installation of `containerd` with `cri`:
+Run the CRI Validation test to validate your installation of `containerd` with `cri` built in:
```bash
make test-cri
```
@@ -108,11 +113,12 @@ make test-cri
If you already have a working development environment for supported Kubernetes
version, you can try `cri` in a local cluster:
-1. Start `containerd` as root in a first terminal:
+1. Start the version of `containerd` with `cri` plugin that you built and installed
+above as root in a first terminal:
```bash
sudo containerd
```
-2. From the Kubernetes project directory startup a local cluster using `containerd` with `cri`:
+2. From the Kubernetes project directory startup a local cluster using `containerd`:
```bash
CONTAINER_RUNTIME=remote CONTAINER_RUNTIME_ENDPOINT='/run/containerd/containerd.sock' ./hack/local-up-cluster.sh
```
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