Kata Containers
@katacontainers.io
#KataContainers is an open source project delivering the security of VMs with the speed of containers katacontainers.io
Supported by @OpenInfra.org
Supported by @OpenInfra.org
Thanks to the 40 members who joined us to celebrate Kata Containers 4.0 at OpenInfra Summit in Shanghai!
Co-founder Xu Wang shared reflections on how far the project has come and what's next for the community.
Want to contribute? Get started today: katacontainers.io
Co-founder Xu Wang shared reflections on how far the project has come and what's next for the community.
Want to contribute? Get started today: katacontainers.io
September 9, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Thanks to the 40 members who joined us to celebrate Kata Containers 4.0 at OpenInfra Summit in Shanghai!
Co-founder Xu Wang shared reflections on how far the project has come and what's next for the community.
Want to contribute? Get started today: katacontainers.io
Co-founder Xu Wang shared reflections on how far the project has come and what's next for the community.
Want to contribute? Get started today: katacontainers.io
When agents go into production, what infrastructure underneath is needed to support them?
At KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + OpenInfra Summit China, Yaya Xia explores how Kata Containers and Kubernetes Agent Sandbox deliver an open runtime for AI agents.
At KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + OpenInfra Summit China, Yaya Xia explores how Kata Containers and Kubernetes Agent Sandbox deliver an open runtime for AI agents.
September 8, 2026 at 3:54 AM
When agents go into production, what infrastructure underneath is needed to support them?
At KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + OpenInfra Summit China, Yaya Xia explores how Kata Containers and Kubernetes Agent Sandbox deliver an open runtime for AI agents.
At KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + OpenInfra Summit China, Yaya Xia explores how Kata Containers and Kubernetes Agent Sandbox deliver an open runtime for AI agents.
Xu Wang is in Shanghai, mapping out an open agent runtime powered by Kata Containers.
Over the last 9 years, Ant Group has been working with the community to simplify the Kata Containers runtime from multiple services to a single service.
All in Rust! For a faster and simpler VMM.
Over the last 9 years, Ant Group has been working with the community to simplify the Kata Containers runtime from multiple services to a single service.
All in Rust! For a faster and simpler VMM.
September 8, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Xu Wang is in Shanghai, mapping out an open agent runtime powered by Kata Containers.
Over the last 9 years, Ant Group has been working with the community to simplify the Kata Containers runtime from multiple services to a single service.
All in Rust! For a faster and simpler VMM.
Over the last 9 years, Ant Group has been working with the community to simplify the Kata Containers runtime from multiple services to a single service.
All in Rust! For a faster and simpler VMM.
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Welcome to Day 1 of the #OpenInfraSummit! The OpenInfra team is excited to be joining our friends from the PyTorch and Cloud Native communities to kick off the day with Keynotes!
September 8, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Welcome to Day 1 of the #OpenInfraSummit! The OpenInfra team is excited to be joining our friends from the PyTorch and Cloud Native communities to kick off the day with Keynotes!
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Welcome to Shanghai!
"Shanghai is Horace's hometown, so when he says welcome, he means it." Horace Li and Jonathan Bryce welcome the community to Shanghai and receive a warm welcome from the Founder of open source in China, Professor Lu Shouqun!
"Shanghai is Horace's hometown, so when he says welcome, he means it." Horace Li and Jonathan Bryce welcome the community to Shanghai and receive a warm welcome from the Founder of open source in China, Professor Lu Shouqun!
September 8, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Welcome to Shanghai!
"Shanghai is Horace's hometown, so when he says welcome, he means it." Horace Li and Jonathan Bryce welcome the community to Shanghai and receive a warm welcome from the Founder of open source in China, Professor Lu Shouqun!
"Shanghai is Horace's hometown, so when he says welcome, he means it." Horace Li and Jonathan Bryce welcome the community to Shanghai and receive a warm welcome from the Founder of open source in China, Professor Lu Shouqun!
How do you secure autonomous software that executes arbitrary code and holds cloud credentials?
Learn how combining Kata Containers VM isolation with Kubernetes admission controls protects multi-tenant clusters on September 9.
Session details:
katacontainers.io/blog/kata-co...
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Learn how combining Kata Containers VM isolation with Kubernetes admission controls protects multi-tenant clusters on September 9.
Session details:
katacontainers.io/blog/kata-co...
#KataContainers
September 5, 2026 at 7:00 AM
How do you secure autonomous software that executes arbitrary code and holds cloud credentials?
Learn how combining Kata Containers VM isolation with Kubernetes admission controls protects multi-tenant clusters on September 9.
Session details:
katacontainers.io/blog/kata-co...
#KataContainers
Learn how combining Kata Containers VM isolation with Kubernetes admission controls protects multi-tenant clusters on September 9.
Session details:
katacontainers.io/blog/kata-co...
#KataContainers
Hyounggyu Choi earned the Kata Containers 4.0 Contributor Award and the title of CI Slayer for his work implementing s390x and Secure Execution support with stellar testing coverage.
Read his full spotlight here: katacontainers.io/blog/kata-co...
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Read his full spotlight here: katacontainers.io/blog/kata-co...
#KataContainers
August 31, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Hyounggyu Choi earned the Kata Containers 4.0 Contributor Award and the title of CI Slayer for his work implementing s390x and Secure Execution support with stellar testing coverage.
Read his full spotlight here: katacontainers.io/blog/kata-co...
#KataContainers
Read his full spotlight here: katacontainers.io/blog/kata-co...
#KataContainers
Known in the community as the Rust Wizard, Ya'nan Li earned the Kata Containers 4.0 Contributor Award for his technical precision and collaborative spirit.
Learn about his journey and advice for open source contributors.
katacontainers.io/blog/kata-co...
#KataContainers
Learn about his journey and advice for open source contributors.
katacontainers.io/blog/kata-co...
#KataContainers
August 21, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Known in the community as the Rust Wizard, Ya'nan Li earned the Kata Containers 4.0 Contributor Award for his technical precision and collaborative spirit.
Learn about his journey and advice for open source contributors.
katacontainers.io/blog/kata-co...
#KataContainers
Learn about his journey and advice for open source contributors.
katacontainers.io/blog/kata-co...
#KataContainers
Executing untrusted AI agent code at scale requires hardware-level isolation. Catch Wenjie Bao of ZTE at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + OpenInfra Summit + PyTorch Conference China for a session on Kata Containers and @OpenStack.io Zun.
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#KataContainers #OpenStack
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#KataContainers #OpenStack
August 20, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Executing untrusted AI agent code at scale requires hardware-level isolation. Catch Wenjie Bao of ZTE at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + OpenInfra Summit + PyTorch Conference China for a session on Kata Containers and @OpenStack.io Zun.
buff.ly/WBIROYi
#KataContainers #OpenStack
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#KataContainers #OpenStack
Running Kata Containers on #OpenStack? Udayendu Kar of VDx.tv will present on detecting hidden performance bottlenecks using Prometheus and SAR on September 8 at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + OpenInfra Summit + PyTorch Conference China.
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August 18, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Running Kata Containers on #OpenStack? Udayendu Kar of VDx.tv will present on detecting hidden performance bottlenecks using Prometheus and SAR on September 8 at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + OpenInfra Summit + PyTorch Conference China.
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Fupan Li and Xuewei Niu of Ant Group are presenting on how Kata Containers 4.0 reinvents the sandbox for the AI agent era at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + OpenInfra Summit + PyTorch Conference China.
katacontainers.io/blog/kata-containers-openinfra-summit-asia-2026-schedule/
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katacontainers.io/blog/kata-containers-openinfra-summit-asia-2026-schedule/
#KataContainers
August 14, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Fupan Li and Xuewei Niu of Ant Group are presenting on how Kata Containers 4.0 reinvents the sandbox for the AI agent era at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + OpenInfra Summit + PyTorch Conference China.
katacontainers.io/blog/kata-containers-openinfra-summit-asia-2026-schedule/
#KataContainers
katacontainers.io/blog/kata-containers-openinfra-summit-asia-2026-schedule/
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Efficiently Connected published an analysis of Kata Containers 4.0, covering the move to Rust as the default runtime and what it means for AI agent isolation in production.
www.efficientlyconnected.com/kata-contain...
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August 6, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Efficiently Connected published an analysis of Kata Containers 4.0, covering the move to Rust as the default runtime and what it means for AI agent isolation in production.
www.efficientlyconnected.com/kata-contain...
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www.efficientlyconnected.com/kata-contain...
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"Kata Containers 4.0 is less a new feature release than a platform reset to Rust." Steven Vaughan-Nichols covers what the move to Rust means for the project and why he expects Kata to become a much more popular platform going forward.
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July 28, 2026 at 5:55 PM
"Kata Containers 4.0 is less a new feature release than a platform reset to Rust." Steven Vaughan-Nichols covers what the move to Rust means for the project and why he expects Kata to become a much more popular platform going forward.
opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/kata-conta...
#KataContainers
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#KataContainers
Kata Containers 4.0 is now available!
With this release, the Rust-based runtime becomes the project's default, delivering memory safety and the performance needed to sandbox AI agents at scale. Thank you to the community for making this release happen.
#KataContainers #OpenInfra
With this release, the Rust-based runtime becomes the project's default, delivering memory safety and the performance needed to sandbox AI agents at scale. Thank you to the community for making this release happen.
#KataContainers #OpenInfra
July 22, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Kata Containers 4.0 is now available!
With this release, the Rust-based runtime becomes the project's default, delivering memory safety and the performance needed to sandbox AI agents at scale. Thank you to the community for making this release happen.
#KataContainers #OpenInfra
With this release, the Rust-based runtime becomes the project's default, delivering memory safety and the performance needed to sandbox AI agents at scale. Thank you to the community for making this release happen.
#KataContainers #OpenInfra
Four Kata Containers sessions are on the schedule for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + OpenInfra Summit Asia + PyTorch Conference China 2026, covering Kata 4.0, AI agent sandboxing, Prometheus monitoring, and securing AI workloads on Kubernetes.
katacontainers.io/blog/kata-co...
#KataContainers #KubeCon
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#KataContainers #KubeCon
July 17, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Four Kata Containers sessions are on the schedule for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + OpenInfra Summit Asia + PyTorch Conference China 2026, covering Kata 4.0, AI agent sandboxing, Prometheus monitoring, and securing AI workloads on Kubernetes.
katacontainers.io/blog/kata-co...
#KataContainers #KubeCon
katacontainers.io/blog/kata-co...
#KataContainers #KubeCon
Kata Containers 3.32.0 is here. This release brings major TDX progress, NUMA support for QEMU, Nydus standalone mode in runtime-rs, VM templating for CLH, and Landlock LSM enabled in the kernel.
Check out the full release notes:
github.com/kata-contain...
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Check out the full release notes:
github.com/kata-contain...
#KataContainers
July 3, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Kata Containers 3.32.0 is here. This release brings major TDX progress, NUMA support for QEMU, Nydus standalone mode in runtime-rs, VM templating for CLH, and Landlock LSM enabled in the kernel.
Check out the full release notes:
github.com/kata-contain...
#KataContainers
Check out the full release notes:
github.com/kata-contain...
#KataContainers
AI-generated code is already in production. The challenge is not whether to use it. It's how to operate it securely.
@openinfra.org GM Thierry Carrez shares why @zuul-ci.org and Kata Containers are the building blocks for doing that right.
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#WeAreOpenInfra #Zuul #KataContainers
@openinfra.org GM Thierry Carrez shares why @zuul-ci.org and Kata Containers are the building blocks for doing that right.
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#WeAreOpenInfra #Zuul #KataContainers
AI Is Here to Stay. The Real Challenge Is Operating It Securely - DevOps.com
AI-generated code is already in production. Whether we are comfortable with that or not is beside the point.
devops.com
June 19, 2026 at 1:03 PM
AI-generated code is already in production. The challenge is not whether to use it. It's how to operate it securely.
@openinfra.org GM Thierry Carrez shares why @zuul-ci.org and Kata Containers are the building blocks for doing that right.
buff.ly/clAXfs7
#WeAreOpenInfra #Zuul #KataContainers
@openinfra.org GM Thierry Carrez shares why @zuul-ci.org and Kata Containers are the building blocks for doing that right.
buff.ly/clAXfs7
#WeAreOpenInfra #Zuul #KataContainers
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Is your team joining the OpenInfra PTG this October? Complete the team survey by September 6 at 7:00 UTC to sign up.
Not registered yet? Grab your spot first: ptg.openinfra.dev
Team survey: openinfrafoundation.formstack.com/forms/oct202...
#WeAreOpenInfra
Not registered yet? Grab your spot first: ptg.openinfra.dev
Team survey: openinfrafoundation.formstack.com/forms/oct202...
#WeAreOpenInfra
June 16, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Is your team joining the OpenInfra PTG this October? Complete the team survey by September 6 at 7:00 UTC to sign up.
Not registered yet? Grab your spot first: ptg.openinfra.dev
Team survey: openinfrafoundation.formstack.com/forms/oct202...
#WeAreOpenInfra
Not registered yet? Grab your spot first: ptg.openinfra.dev
Team survey: openinfrafoundation.formstack.com/forms/oct202...
#WeAreOpenInfra
Kata Containers 3.31.0 is out! And if you want a preview of what 4.0.0 will bring, the community has a blog post with all the details.
3.31.0: github.com/kata-contain...
4.0.0 preview: katacontainers.io/blog/release...
#KataContainers #WeAreOpenInfra
3.31.0: github.com/kata-contain...
4.0.0 preview: katacontainers.io/blog/release...
#KataContainers #WeAreOpenInfra
June 9, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Kata Containers 3.31.0 is out! And if you want a preview of what 4.0.0 will bring, the community has a blog post with all the details.
3.31.0: github.com/kata-contain...
4.0.0 preview: katacontainers.io/blog/release...
#KataContainers #WeAreOpenInfra
3.31.0: github.com/kata-contain...
4.0.0 preview: katacontainers.io/blog/release...
#KataContainers #WeAreOpenInfra
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Registration is officially LIVE for the OpenInfra Project Teams Gathering (PTG)!
Join operators, developers, and contributors from across the globe to collaborate on the future of open infrastructure roadmaps.
Secure your spot today: openinfra.org/ptg/
#WeAreOpenInfra #PTG
Join operators, developers, and contributors from across the globe to collaborate on the future of open infrastructure roadmaps.
Secure your spot today: openinfra.org/ptg/
#WeAreOpenInfra #PTG
June 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Registration is officially LIVE for the OpenInfra Project Teams Gathering (PTG)!
Join operators, developers, and contributors from across the globe to collaborate on the future of open infrastructure roadmaps.
Secure your spot today: openinfra.org/ptg/
#WeAreOpenInfra #PTG
Join operators, developers, and contributors from across the globe to collaborate on the future of open infrastructure roadmaps.
Secure your spot today: openinfra.org/ptg/
#WeAreOpenInfra #PTG
Kata Containers 4.0.0 preview is here.
Focused on stronger isolation, better performance, and real-world production needs, this release continues to push lightweight virtualization forward.
See what’s coming: katacontainers.io/blog/release...
Focused on stronger isolation, better performance, and real-world production needs, this release continues to push lightweight virtualization forward.
See what’s coming: katacontainers.io/blog/release...
April 28, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Kata Containers 4.0.0 preview is here.
Focused on stronger isolation, better performance, and real-world production needs, this release continues to push lightweight virtualization forward.
See what’s coming: katacontainers.io/blog/release...
Focused on stronger isolation, better performance, and real-world production needs, this release continues to push lightweight virtualization forward.
See what’s coming: katacontainers.io/blog/release...
At #KubeConEU, NVIDIA introduced GPU support for Kata Containers, extending hardware acceleration into a stronger isolation, separating workloads for increased security and enabling AI workloads to run with enhanced protection
blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-...
blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-...
Advancing Open Source AI, NVIDIA Donates Dynamic Resource Allocation Driver for GPUs to Kubernetes Community
In addition, NVIDIA announced at KubeCon Europe a confidential containers solution for GPU-accelerated workloads, updates to the NVIDIA KAI Scheduler and new open source projects to enable large-scale...
blogs.nvidia.com
March 30, 2026 at 7:30 PM
At #KubeConEU, NVIDIA introduced GPU support for Kata Containers, extending hardware acceleration into a stronger isolation, separating workloads for increased security and enabling AI workloads to run with enhanced protection
blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-...
blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-...
This integration highlights the power of open collaboration across the cloud native ecosystem and the growing demand for secure-by-design infrastructure.
The latest Kata Containers blog explores how Kata Containers integrates with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), bringing lightweight VM-based isolation to Kubernetes environments running in production.
katacontainers.io/blog/kata-co...
katacontainers.io/blog/kata-co...
February 17, 2026 at 9:59 PM
This integration highlights the power of open collaboration across the cloud native ecosystem and the growing demand for secure-by-design infrastructure.
This article highlights how Kata Containers adds VM-level isolation to Kubernetes, helping cloud providers and enterprises run sensitive and AI workloads with greater security, without changing developer workflows.
www.thestack.technology/kata-contain...
www.thestack.technology/kata-contain...
Kata containers: Kubernetes workload isolation for secure AI
Kata's stepping up from an isolation boundary for untrusted code to a mainstream option for sovereign cloud compute or trusted AI at scale
www.thestack.technology
February 3, 2026 at 11:10 PM
This article highlights how Kata Containers adds VM-level isolation to Kubernetes, helping cloud providers and enterprises run sensitive and AI workloads with greater security, without changing developer workflows.
www.thestack.technology/kata-contain...
www.thestack.technology/kata-contain...
The #KataContainers community is excited to sponsor #KubeCon #CloudNativeCon EU this year! Join us to learn how container isolation can enhance your security, especially in an #AI world
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January 21, 2026 at 7:59 PM
The #KataContainers community is excited to sponsor #KubeCon #CloudNativeCon EU this year! Join us to learn how container isolation can enhance your security, especially in an #AI world
events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-clou...
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