google kubernetes engine - Is it possible to install the Sysbox container runtime on GKE?

Question

I'd like to install a CI tool on GKE so I can run docker-in-docker via Sysbox.

In order to do that, I need to install the Sysbox container runtime.

Is it possible to do that in GKE?

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65932007/is-it-possible-to-install-the-sysbox-container-runtime-on-gke

Answer 1

GKE is a provider-managed Kubernetes solution where certain aspects are handled by your cloud provider. Things like nodes provisioning, automatic updates, security patching, access to certain storage solutions out of the box, etc.

Focusing specifically on Nodes. Kubernetes relies on Container Runtime to run it's containers. GKE has predefined images with specific Container Runtimes. You can see by below table:

OS	Node images
Container-Optimized OS	Container-Optimized OS with Containerd (cos_containerd), Container-Optimized OS with Docker (cos)
Ubuntu	Ubuntu with Containerd (ubuntu_containerd), Ubuntu with Docker (ubuntu)
Windows Server	Windows Server LTSC (windows_ltsc), Windows Server SAC (windows_sac)