macOS
brew install nerdctllocal Homebrew formula metadata
安装
brew install nerdctllocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo apk add nerdctlAlpine Linux edge package indexes · nerdctl · 来源: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
nix profile install nixpkgs#nerdctlnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ne/nerdctl/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com
sudo pacman -S nerdctlArch Linux sync databases · nerdctl · 来源: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
sudo zypper install nerdctlopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · nerdctl · 来源: download.opensuse.org
scoop install main/nerdctlScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/nerdctl.json · 来源: api.github.com
概览
ContaiNERD CTL - Docker-compatible CLI for containerd
历史
nerdctl is the Docker-compatible command-line client for containerd. It was created under the containerd organization in December 2020, shipped its first GitHub release v0.0.1 on 2020-12-09, and is explicitly described by the project as a non-core containerd subproject. Its practical niche is not to replace Docker as a product, but to expose containerd directly through familiar Docker-like commands while also surfacing containerd features that Docker historically did not expose.
The project grew out of the containerd ecosystem after containerd had become a common runtime substrate for Kubernetes and local developer environments. The README describes the tool as supporting Docker-like UX, Compose, rootless operation, lazy pulling through eStargz/Nydus/OverlayBD, encrypted images through ocicrypt, IPFS-based distribution, and image signing and verification. Release artifacts are split into minimal archives containing nerdctl itself and full archives bundling dependencies such as containerd, runc, CNI, and BuildKit.
GitHub metadata retrieved on 2026-07-01 showed the repository created on 2020-12-04, written in Go, with about 10.2k stars and 795 forks. GitHub releases showed 94 releases through v2.3.4, published on 2026-06-29, with compatibility notes for containerd v1.7 and v2.0 through v2.3.
nerdctl became important because containerd itself is a runtime API, not a friendly end-user container workflow. Tools such as Rancher Desktop and Lima document nerdctl as the CLI users run when they select or start a containerd-backed environment. Rancher Desktop documentation says nerdctl is Docker-compatible and is for experimenting with containerd features not present in Docker, while Lima documents built-in containerd and nerdctl integration and shows `lima nerdctl run` as its container example.
Package-manager adoption is broad for a container tool: Homebrew, Alpine, Nix, Arch, Scoop, and openSUSE entries are present in the av.db source record. The Homebrew formula API reported stable version 2.3.4 and 259 install-on-request events in the prior 30 days when checked on 2026-07-01.
Package nerds use nerdctl when they want Docker-shaped commands against containerd: `nerdctl run`, `nerdctl build`, `nerdctl compose up`, image inspection, registry operations, and rootless containerd setup. It is also common as the terminal face of Lima, Rancher Desktop's containerd mode, and other Docker Desktop replacement stacks.
Its more specialized value is for containerd-native experiments: lazy-pulled images, encrypted images, rootless containerd, image signing verification, and debugging containerd behavior without going through dockerd.
nerdctl is a high-signal package because it sits at the boundary between everyday Docker muscle memory and lower-level OCI/containerd infrastructure. If a package collection wants to represent modern container workflows, nerdctl is one of the few CLIs that explains how containerd is actually used by humans.
安全态势
infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.
orange 风险 · 中 置信度 · infrastructure
在无人值守的代理使用前,请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
local files
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
/etc/nerdctl/nerdctl.toml~/.config/nerdctl/nerdctl.tomlCredential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
~/.docker/config.json可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
containerd-rootless-setuptool.sh | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
containerd-rootless.sh | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
nerdctl | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
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安装元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:nerdctl |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 2.3.5 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 主页 | https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl |
| 仓库 | https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl |
| 最后更新 | 2026-07-26T19:43:14+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | 未记录 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
源数据库匹配
匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引,并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。
nerdctl
nix profile install nixpkgs#nerdctlnerdctl 2.3.4-r0
Docker-compatible CLI for containerd
https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl/
sudo apk add nerdctlnerdctl-bash-completion 2.3.4-r0
Bash completions for nerdctl
https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl/
sudo apk add nerdctl-bash-completionnerdctl-doc 2.3.4-r0
Docker-compatible CLI for containerd (documentation)
https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl/
sudo apk add nerdctl-docnerdctl-fish-completion 2.3.4-r0
Fish completions for nerdctl
https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl/
sudo apk add nerdctl-fish-completionnerdctl-zsh-completion 2.3.4-r0
Zsh completions for nerdctl
https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl/
sudo apk add nerdctl-zsh-completionnerdctl 2.3.5-1
Docker-compatible CLI for containerd
https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl
sudo pacman -S nerdctlnerdctl 2.3.5-1.2
Docker-compatible CLI for containerd
https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl
sudo zypper install nerdctlmain/nerdctl
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