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Project Lightning Talk: Youki: What's New and What's Next? - Yuta Nagai, CyberAgent Inc.
youki is a Rust-based OCI runtime and the only low-level container runtime within the CNCF ecosystem. It is invoked by Kubernetes and containerd to create and manage isolated Linux processes based on OCI bundles.
While established runtimes like runc and crun are widely adopted, youki continues to evolve through active development and contributions.
In this session, we will explore youki's architecture and its path toward the 1.0.0 release, with a primary focus on improving compatibility with runc as a key requirement for real-world adoption.
Beyond this, we will highlight additional efforts, including integration with libkrun for VM-based container isolation and the implementation of seccomp support natively in Rust to remove the dependency on libseccomp. We will also share how youki collaborates with related CNCF projects in these areas.
Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of youki's current state, its challenges, and how to get involved.
Don't miss out! Join us at our next KubeCon + CloudNativeCon events in Shanghai, China (8-9 September, 2026) and Salt Lake City, United States (Nov 9–12, 2026). Connect with our current graduated, incubating, and sandbox projects as the community gathers to further the education and advancement of cloud native computing. Learn more at kubecon.io
Project Lightning Talk: Youki: What's New and What's Next? - Yuta Nagai, CyberAgent Inc.
youki is a Rust-based OCI runtime and the only low-level container runtime within the CNCF ecosystem. It is invoked by Kubernetes and containerd to create and manage isolated Linux processes based on OCI bundles.
While established runtimes like runc and crun are widely adopted, youki continues to evolve through active development and contributions.
In this session, we will explore youki's architecture and its path toward the 1.0.0 release, with a primary focus on improving compatibility with runc as a key requirement for real-world adoption.
Beyond this, we will highlight additional efforts, including integration with libkrun for VM-based container isolation and the implementation of seccomp support natively in Rust to remove the dependency on libseccomp. We will also share how youki collaborates with related CNCF projects in these areas.
Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of youki's current state, its challenges, and how to get involved.
