runtime VS bocker

Compare runtime vs bocker and see what are their differences.

runtime

Kata Containers version 1.x runtime (for version 2.x see https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers). (by kata-containers)

bocker

Docker implemented in around 100 lines of bash (by p8952)
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runtime

Posts with mentions or reviews of runtime. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-03-19.
  • AER: Error of this Agent is Reported First
    1 project | /r/archlinux | 9 Apr 2023
    Let me give you an example. [Here's one of the best questions I've ever asked on the internet.]https://github.com/kata-containers/runtime/issues/2795) I've seen many better questions asked, but this is the best I've been able to manage. I provided a decent description of the problem, a test-case that allowed other people to reproduce it as well (not relevant in your case), what I tried that didn't work, and the exact log messages and system information that indicated the problem. I then followed up with the people who were helping me and the problem was resolved.
  • Set *minimum* CPU allocation for a service
    1 project | /r/linuxadmin | 5 May 2021
    in parts of prod we use a combination of cgroups (mentioned in the thread already), taskset https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/taskset.1.html, and in other cases (HPC workloads on large clusters) Kata Containers to isolate and optimize application resources: https://katacontainers.io/
  • Docker for Mac M1 RC
    15 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 19 Mar 2021
    It might use a hypervisor though, as the pendulum swings back

    https://katacontainers.io/

  • Building a secure/sandboxed environment for executing untrusted code
    4 projects | dev.to | 16 Jan 2021
    Kata Containers

bocker

Posts with mentions or reviews of bocker. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-08-06.
  • Show HN: Bocker-compose, the missing layer to Docker-compose
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 7 Mar 2024
    A (joke?) one-liner I came up with while thinking about solutions to centralized container management across multiple SSH hosts. Shame on me.

    The name is inspired by bocker [0], albeit this doesn't re-implement docker-compose in bash, I found it to be fitting enough.

    I'd love to see someone come up with a smarter and/or shorter way to do this.

    [0] https://github.com/p8952/bocker

  • Barco: Linux Containers from Scratch in C
    4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 6 Aug 2023
    When I did a talk about docker I also wanted to show a bit of what it does under the hood without going through all the layers and without too much details. This ~120 lines of shell script is really good in providing just an intro into what's needed for containers: https://github.com/p8952/bocker/blob/master/bocker
  • Build Your Own Docker with Linux Namespaces, Cgroups, and Chroot
    6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 26 Jun 2023
  • Latest Zen Kernel......
    5 projects | /r/linuxmemes | 26 May 2023
    i tried it and like the concnpt, but until it can be launched via a systemd userspace service (without previously manually booting it) among other problems i will keep using docker (or bocker)
  • The Staff Engineer's Path – Book Review
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 17 May 2023
    > But you couldn't reimplement podman in a few hundred lines of code.

    You don't even need a few hundred: https://github.com/p8952/bocker

    And then there's 'dokku' which IIRC, started as a bash version of Heroku.

    > Not all ideas have the same quality.

    They really do. I've heard all kinds of things in my career, but almost none I would want to dedicate a portion of my life building. Not because they are bad ideas or won't work, but because of the person with the idea or it just didn't interest me. Those people went on to be moderately successful (like hundreds of millions worth) but I'm glad I wasn't on that ride.

  • “Implement DNS in a Weekend”
    6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 12 May 2023
    Bocker is in this same category...docker clone in bash that's helpful in seeing what's really happening underneath with nsenter, namespaces, network bridging, cgroups, etc.

    https://github.com/p8952/bocker

  • Ask HN: What is the best source to learn Docker in 2023?
    8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 29 Jan 2023
    Docker implemented in around 100 lines of bash: https://github.com/p8952/bocker

    This is the most mindblowing example for enterprise security teams that think Docker is a new threat on a single tenant Linux host.

    No, buddies, all this stuff is already there. If you were fine with your visibility before*, you're still fine. Go find a real problem while we play with our developer dopamine.

    * NARRATOR: They shouldn't have been.

  • Containers are chroot with a Marketing Budget
    6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 8 Nov 2022
    Bocker[1] does a reasonably good job of showing the value of Docker was mostly in Docker hub.

    [1] https://github.com/p8952/bocker

    1 project | /r/programming | 8 Nov 2022
    There is a cool project I've seen called "bocker" (https://github.com/p8952/bocker) which is something of a proof of concept of implementing Docker with bash, which speaks a bit to how Docker is indeed in many ways an amalgam of lower level primitives (such as chroot as you mentioned). Pretty neat!
  • bocker: Docker implemented in around 100 lines of bash
    1 project | /r/CKsTechNews | 16 Oct 2022

What are some alternatives?

When comparing runtime and bocker you can also consider the following projects:

wsl-vpnkit - Provides network connectivity to WSL 2 when blocked by VPN

whalebrew - Homebrew, but with Docker images

amicontained - Container introspection tool. Find out what container runtime is being used as well as features available.

s6-overlay - s6 overlay for containers (includes execline, s6-linux-utils & a custom init)

for-mac - Bug reports for Docker Desktop for Mac

garden - Automation for Kubernetes development and testing. Spin up production-like environments for development, testing, and CI on demand. Use the same configuration and workflows at every step of the process. Speed up your builds and test runs via shared result caching

singularity - Singularity has been renamed to Apptainer as part of us moving the project to the Linux Foundation. This repo has been persisted as a snapshot right before the changes.

distroless - 🥑 Language focused docker images, minus the operating system.

kubernetes-goat - Kubernetes Goat is a "Vulnerable by Design" cluster environment to learn and practice Kubernetes security using an interactive hands-on playground 🚀

dockerfiles - Various Dockerfiles I use on the desktop and on servers.

microshift - A small form factor OpenShift/Kubernetes optimized for edge computing

cloc - cloc counts blank lines, comment lines, and physical lines of source code in many programming languages.