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Kata Containers

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Kata Containers is an open source project and community working to build a standard implementation of lightweight Virtual Machines (VMs) that feel and perform like containers, but provide the workload isolation and security advantages of VMs. https://katacontainers.io/

RustContainer enginesApache-2.0

Owner: Kata Containers organisation
Stars: 8.9k
Forks: 1.5k
Latest: 4.2.0
Last push: 2026-10-06
Terms: Open source
Created: 2017, 8 years ago
Release cadence: about 30 days between releases
Active contributors: 39+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days

Read from GitHub on 2026-10-06.Entry last edited on 2026-10-06.

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