cri-o # cri-o is a lightweight container runtime framework for Kubernetes. After introducing Open Container Initiative (OCI) container standard, Red Hat implemented cri-o to support the OCI standard and optimize performances by getting rid of unuseful features from Docker for Kubernetes; hence it is lightweight and for Kubernetes. {: width=“1000px”} cri-o Archituecture. It manages containers under the supervison of Kubelet, a node agent of Kubernetes.