#3525·youki

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: