nerdctl

List all containers (running and stopped)

$ nerdctl ps -a

$ nerdctl run --name [container_name] [image]

$ nerdctl start [container_name]

$ nerdctl stop [container_name]

$ nerdctl pull [image]

$ nerdctl images

$ nerdctl exec -it [container_name] sh

$ nerdctl rm [container1] [container2]

$ nerdctl logs -f [container_name]

nerdctl command [options] [arguments]

nerdctl is a Docker-compatible CLI for containerd, the industry-standard container runtime. It provides familiar Docker commands while leveraging containerd's capabilities, including rootless containers and lazy-pulling images.
The tool supports Docker Compose files, Dockerfile builds, and most Docker CLI syntax. It can work with both Docker and containerd images and registries.

-a, --all

Show all containers (default: running only)

Interactive mode with pseudo-TTY

Run container in background

Assign name to container

Publish container port

Bind mount a volume

Follow log output

Remove container after exit

run

Run a new container

List containers

Start stopped containers

Stop running containers

Execute command in running container

Pull image from registry

Push image to registry

List images

Remove containers

Remove images

Build image from Dockerfile

Fetch container logs

Docker Compose compatible commands

Some Docker features may not have exact equivalents. Rootless mode requires user namespace configuration. Image compatibility depends on container runtime configuration.

nerdctl was developed by containerd maintainers as part of the containerd project. It provides a user-friendly CLI for containerd, which is used by Kubernetes and other container orchestrators as the underlying runtime.

docker(1), containerd(8), ctr(1), podman(1)