Container Linux

Container Linux (formerly CoreOS Linux) is a discontinued <a href="/facts/Open-source_software/HzTaB8E9">open-source</a> lightweight <a href="/facts/Operating_system/8XTuvMh2">operating system</a> based on the <a href="/facts/Linux_kernel/dlkduHuA">Linux kernel</a> and designed for providing infrastructure for <a href="/facts/Computer_cluster/mT7S1BcX">clustered</a> deployments. One of its focuses was <a href="/facts/Scalability/jh7JomPa">scalability</a>. As an operating system, Container Linux provided only the minimal functionality required for deploying applications inside <a href="/facts/Software_container/gkLoCrgN">software containers</a>, together with built-in mechanisms for <a href="/facts/Service_discovery/ffYBWapn">service discovery</a> and configuration sharing.
Container Linux shares foundations with <a href="/facts/Gentoo_Linux/zX81Cqs8">Gentoo Linux</a>, <a href="/facts/ChromeOS/zH0B5Xtk">ChromeOS</a>, and <a href="/facts/ChromiumOS/rHSqcS74">ChromiumOS</a> through a common <a href="/facts/Software_development_kit/2Hkk6Hbs">software development kit</a> (SDK). Container Linux adds new functionality and customization to this shared foundation to support server hardware and use cases.: 7:02  CoreOS was developed primarily by Alex Polvi, Brandon Philips, and Michael Marineau, with its major features available as a <a href="/facts/Stable_release/z4Q4RElA">stable release</a>.
The CoreOS team announced the <a href="/facts/End-of-life_(product)/LaKyw5RU">end-of-life</a> for Container Linux on May 26, 2020, offering <a href="/facts/Fedora_(operating_system)/LJ2ocge5">Fedora CoreOS</a>, and RHEL CoreOS as its replacement, both based on <a href="/facts/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6Cekx2ed">Red Hat Enterprise Linux</a>.

Container Linux open-in-new

Container Linux