Show HN: Kiri – an open-source container runtime in Rust, Docker run in 18 ms

Category: infrastructure

Tags: container-runtime, docker, rust, virtualization, kubernetes

Score: 7.3/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 8, Documentation: 7, Utility: 7)

Kiri is a lightweight, Rust-based container runtime that replaces Docker Desktop and OrbStack on macOS, Windows, and Linux. It speaks the Docker Engine API, runs containers in a small Linux VM, and claims dramatic startup speed improvements (2.55 ms vs 213 ms for Docker Desktop). It includes extras like Kubernetes, Linux machines, local domains with HTTPS, and a native UI.

Target audience: backend developers, devops, platform engineers

Repository: https://github.com/libracoder/kiri · Rust · Apache-2.0 · 4 stars

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