spec.md

Open Container Initiative Runtime Specification

The Open Container Initiative develops specifications for standards on Operating System process and application containers.

Protocols defined by this specification are:

• Linux containers: runtime.md, config.md, config-linux.md, and runtime-linux.md.
• Solaris containers: runtime.md, config.md, and config-solaris.md.
• Windows containers: runtime.md, config.md, and config-windows.md.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
  • Notational Conventions
  • Container Principles
• Filesystem Bundle
• Runtime and Lifecycle
  • Linux-specific Runtime and Lifecycle
• Configuration
  • Linux-specific Configuration
  • Solaris-specific Configuration
  • Windows-specific Configuration
• Glossary

Notational Conventions

The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119.

The key words "unspecified", "undefined", and "implementation-defined" are to be interpreted as described in the rationale for the C99 standard.

An implementation is not compliant for a given CPU architecture if it fails to satisfy one or more of the MUST, REQUIRED, or SHALL requirements for the protocols it implements. An implementation is compliant for a given CPU architecture if it satisfies all the MUST, REQUIRED, and SHALL requirements for the protocols it implements.