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Container by bytesagain — Agent Skill

Name: Container
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: bytesagain

File contents

Container — Container Technology Reference

Quick-reference skill for container internals, image formats, and runtime mechanics.

When to Use

Understanding how containers provide process isolation
Debugging container networking, storage, or resource issues
Learning OCI image specification and layer mechanics
Comparing container runtimes (runc, containerd, CRI-O)
Optimizing Dockerfile builds for smaller, faster images

Commands

`intro`

scripts/script.sh intro

Overview of container technology — history, OCI standards, and architecture.

`namespaces`

scripts/script.sh namespaces

Linux namespaces — the isolation mechanism behind containers.

`cgroups`

scripts/script.sh cgroups

Control groups — resource limiting for CPU, memory, I/O, and PIDs.

`images`

scripts/script.sh images

OCI image format — layers, manifests, and union filesystems.

`networking`

scripts/script.sh networking

Container networking — bridge, host, overlay, and CNI plugins.

`storage`

scripts/script.sh storage

Container storage — volumes, bind mounts, and storage drivers.

`runtimes`

scripts/script.sh runtimes

Container runtimes compared: runc, containerd, CRI-O, Kata, gVisor.

`security`

scripts/script.sh security

Container security — capabilities, seccomp, AppArmor, rootless mode.

`help`

scripts/script.sh help

`version`

scripts/script.sh version

Configuration

Variable	Description
`CONTAINER_DIR`	Data directory (default: ~/.container/)

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---name: containerdescription: Container technology reference — Docker, OCI images, namespaces, cgroups, and container runtime internals. Use when understanding container isolation, image layering, or debugging container issues.--- # Container — Container Technology Reference Quick-reference skill for container internals, image formats, and runtime mechanics. ## When to Use - Understanding how containers provide process isolation - Debugging container networking, storage, or resource issues - Learning OCI image specification and layer mechanics - Comparing container runtimes (runc, containerd, CRI-O) - Optimizing Dockerfile builds for smaller, faster images ## Commands ### `intro` ```bash scripts/script.sh intro ``` Overview of container technology — history, OCI standards, and architecture. ### `namespaces` ```bash scripts/script.sh namespaces ``` Linux namespaces — the isolation mechanism behind containers. ### `cgroups` ```bash scripts/script.sh cgroups ``` Control groups — resource limiting for CPU, memory, I/O, and PIDs. ### `images` ```bash scripts/script.sh images ``` OCI image format — layers, manifests, and union filesystems. ### `networking` ```bash scripts/script.sh networking ``` Container networking — bridge, host, overlay, and CNI plugins. ### `storage` ```bash scripts/script.sh storage ``` Container storage — volumes, bind mounts, and storage drivers. ### `runtimes` ```bash scripts/script.sh runtimes ``` Container runtimes compared: runc, containerd, CRI-O, Kata, gVisor. ### `security` ```bash scripts/script.sh security ``` Container security — capabilities, seccomp, AppArmor, rootless mode. ### `help` ```bash scripts/script.sh help ``` ### `version` ```bash scripts/script.sh version ``` ## Configuration | Variable | Description | |----------|-------------| | `CONTAINER_DIR` | Data directory (default: ~/.container/) | --- *Powered by BytesAgain | bytesagain.com | hello@bytesagain.com*

Frequently asked questions

Container

File contents

Container — Container Technology Reference

When to Use

Commands

intro

namespaces

cgroups

images

networking

storage

runtimes

security

help

version