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contaiNERD CTL - Docker-compatible CLI for containerd, with support for Compose, Rootless, eStargz, OCIcrypt, IPFS, ...

26 mentions on Hacker News by 21 people: 3 stories, 23 comments · first 2021-03-23 · latest 2025-09-17

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  1. …https://github.com/containerd/stargz-snapshotter containerd/nerdctl//docs/nydus.md: https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl/blob/main/docs/nydus.m... : nydusify and Check Nydus image: https://github.com/dragonflyoss/nydus/blob/master/docs/nyd…
    comment by westurner · 2025-09-17 · in How Container Filesystem Works: Building a Docker-Like Container from Scratch
  2. on a related note, nerdctl latest release adds a lot of compat command features as well https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl/releases/tag/v2.1.4
    comment by tuananh · 2025-09-06 · in I ditched Docker for Podman
  3. …- Container -> host: 0.398 Gbps vs. 42.2 Gbps - host -> container: 20.6 Gbps vs 47.4 Gbps Source: https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl/blob/main/docs/rootles...
    comment by rsyring · 2025-09-05 · in I ditched Docker for Podman
  4. From nerdctl/docs/cosign.md "Container Image Sign and Verify with cosign tool" https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl/blob/main/docs/cosign.... ; handily answering my own question aloud: Sign the container image while pushing, verify the…
    comment by westurner · 2025-06-21 · in Show HN: Unregistry – “docker push” directly to servers without a registry
  5. …Brea Tar Pits and museum : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Brea_Tar_Pits The NERDctl readme says: https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl : > Supports rootless mode, without slirp overhead (bypass4netns) How does that work, though? (And…
    comment by westurner · 2024-12-26 · in Portspoof: Emulate a valid service on all 65535 TCP ports
  6. …scripts and etc that use the docker-compose cli work with Rancher Desktop too, as it uses nerdctl https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl
    comment by moondowner · 2024-09-20 · in Show HN: Container Desktop – Podman Desktop Companion
  7. Here's a script that left an impression on me the first time I saw it: https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl/blob/main/extras/rootl... I have since copied this pattern for many scripts: logging functions, grouping all global vars and…
    comment by Yasuraka · 2024-09-14 · in Techniques I use to create a great user experience for shell scripts
  8. …is difficult, k8s is impossible. At least [manual] image management for k8s doesn't have to be: https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl
    comment by rl3 · 2024-06-21 · in Ask HN: Is Docker difficult for non technical people?
  9. …to limit processes to certain syscall: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36693366 Nerdctl: https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl Nerdctl, podman, and podman-remote do rootless containers.
    comment by westurner · 2023-12-12 · in The best WebAssembly runtime may be no runtime
  10. …Using containerd: https://github.com/mc256/containerd-compose Using nerdctl: https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl I'd really disagree that compose files are somehow one-shot, or blindly modified. To the contrary, really, we have them
    comment by 9dev · 2023-09-12 · in Nginx Unit – Universal web app server
  11. Nerdctl/containerd has IPFS support :) https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl/blob/main/docs/ipfs.md
    comment by raesene9 · 2023-03-18 · in How to own your own Docker Registry address
  12. Yes containerd supports pulling images from IPFS: https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl/blob/main/docs/ipfs.md
    comment by qbasic_forever · 2023-03-15 · in Docker is deleting Open Source organisations - what you need to know
  13. …than "base", "ports", "src"; feasible for containers. [1] https://wiki.freebsd.org/bhyve [2] https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl [3] https://wiki.freebsd.org/PkgBase
    comment by hericium · 2022-08-17 · in RavynOS – Finesse of macOS, freedom of FreeBSD
  14. nerdctl[0] is also worth a look. [0]: https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl
    comment by grawlinson · 2022-03-16 · in Speed boost achievement unlocked on Docker Desktop 4.6 for Mac
  15. …and nerdctl have the neat trick of (experimental) support for distributing images over IPFS: https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl/blob/master/docs/ipfs....
    comment by qbasic_forever · 2022-03-15 · in Podman can transfer container images without a registry
  16. How is it compared to nerdctl[0] (another docker compatible cli)? [0]: https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl
    comment by maxloh · 2022-02-22 · in Podman 4.0
  17. …including Docker Desktop have a way to expose the docker bridge adapter directly to the host. [0] https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl/pull/642
    comment by saxonww · 2022-01-29 · in Docker for Mac Without Docker Desktop
  18. …the same as docker-compose, but I didn't look hard for a solution and edited my compose file 1. https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl mine came bundled with Rancher desktop, and 'nerdctl compose up' is all I've needed
    comment by sangnoir · 2022-01-28 · in Docker for Mac Without Docker Desktop
  19. Yes, nerdctl compose will work for most of the use cases. Check this compatibility guide - https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl/blob/master/docs/compo...
    comment by SureshG · 2022-01-27 · in Rancher Desktop 1.0
  20. > With this I believe you could also used [nerd]( https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl ) instead of podman but I haven't tested it yet. This is the first time I hear of nerdctl and it's _very_ interesting. M1 aside, does it work fine on…
    comment by piaste · 2021-09-06 · in Podman, the open source Docker alternative ported to M1 (Apple Silicon) machines
  21. …https://github.com/simnalamburt/qemu/tree/hvf With this I believe you could also used [nerd]( https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl ) instead of podman but I haven't tested it yet. Edit: It works. Had a bit of trouble since I wanted to…
    comment by phinnaeus · 2021-09-06 · in Podman, the open source Docker alternative ported to M1 (Apple Silicon) machines
  22. …has a support path for ARM Macs with a patch QEMU. [0]: https://github.com/lima-vm/lima [1]: https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl
    comment by jburwell · 2021-09-04 · in Migrating from Docker to Podman
  23. Another great Docker alternative from one of the containerd maintainers (Akihiro Suda) is https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl . It supports compose as well.
    comment by lifty · 2021-09-02 · in Podman: A tool for managing OCI containers and pods