Improve Kubernetes adoption experience for youki
Author: saku3Created May 4, 2026Updated Sep 5, 2026
Labelskind/feature
Description
I would like to make youki easier to adopt and test on Kubernetes.
Currently, it is possible to use youki with Kubernetes through containerd / CRI-O runtime configuration and RuntimeClass, but the setup still requires several manual steps. This can make it difficult for users to try youki on a Kubernetes cluster, especially for local testing environments such as kind.
This issue tracks possible improvements to make the Kubernetes adoption path smoother.
Possible work items
Some possible improvements include:
- Add a kata-deploy like DaemonSet for installing youki on Kubernetes nodes
- Provide a documented kind-based test environment
- Document containerd configuration for youki
- Document CRI-O configuration for youki
- etc...
Source: youki-dev/youki