> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://siderolabs-fe86397c-config-evolution.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Containerd

> Customize Containerd Settings

export const VersionWarningBanner = () => {
  const latestVersion = "v1.13";
  const [latestUrl, setLatestUrl] = useState(null);
  const [currentVersion, setCurrentVersion] = useState(null);
  const [isBeta, setIsBeta] = useState(false);
  const parseVersion = v => v.replace("v", "").split(".").map(Number);
  const isGreaterVersion = (a, b) => {
    const [aMajor, aMinor] = parseVersion(a);
    const [bMajor, bMinor] = parseVersion(b);
    if (aMajor > bMajor) return true;
    if (aMajor === bMajor && aMinor > bMinor) return true;
    return false;
  };
  useEffect(() => {
    if (typeof window === "undefined") return;
    const {pathname, hash, search} = window.location;
    const match = pathname.match(/\/talos\/(v\d+\.\d+)\//);
    if (!match) return;
    const detectedVersion = match[1];
    if (detectedVersion === latestVersion) return;
    setCurrentVersion(detectedVersion);
    if (isGreaterVersion(detectedVersion, latestVersion)) {
      setIsBeta(true);
    }
    const newPath = pathname.replace(`/talos/${detectedVersion}/`, `/talos/${latestVersion}/`);
    setLatestUrl(`${newPath}${search}${hash}`);
  }, []);
  if (!latestUrl || !currentVersion) return null;
  return <div className="not-prose sticky top-6 z-50 my-6">
      <div className="border border-yellow-500/30 bg-yellow-500/10 px-4 py-3 rounded-xl">
        <div className="text-sm">
          {isBeta ? <>
              ⚠️ You are viewing a <strong>beta version</strong> of Talos ({currentVersion}).
              This version may be unstable.
              <a href={latestUrl} className="ml-2 underline text-yellow-400 hover:text-yellow-300 font-medium">
                View latest stable version {latestVersion} →
              </a>
            </> : <>
              ⚠️ You are viewing an older version of Talos ({currentVersion}).
              <a href={latestUrl} className="ml-2 underline text-yellow-400 hover:text-yellow-300 font-medium">
                View the latest version {latestVersion} →
              </a>
            </>}
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>;
};

<VersionWarningBanner />

Use named [`CRICustomizationConfig`](../../reference/configuration/cri/cricustomizationconfig) documents to customize the CRI containerd configuration.
Talos merges each document's TOML fragment with the physical CRI configuration parts in lexicographical order by name.

Applying, updating, or removing a `CRICustomizationConfig` regenerates the CRI configuration and restarts CRI automatically.
A Talos node reboot is not required.

The deprecated `/etc/cri/conf.d/20-customization.part` machine file remains supported during the deprecation period.
Talos includes this legacy fragment under the reserved name `customization`, which a `CRICustomizationConfig` document cannot use.

## Examples

The following examples show common CRI containerd customizations.

### Exposing metrics

Patch the machine config by adding the following:

```yaml theme={null}
apiVersion: v1alpha1
kind: CRICustomizationConfig
name: enable-metrics
content: |
  [metrics]
    address = "0.0.0.0:11234"
```

After Talos applies the document and restarts CRI, metrics are available:

```bash theme={null}
curl ${IP}:11234/v1/metrics
# HELP container_blkio_io_service_bytes_recursive_bytes The blkio io service bytes recursive
# TYPE container_blkio_io_service_bytes_recursive_bytes gauge
container_blkio_io_service_bytes_recursive_bytes{container_id="0677d73196f5f4be1d408aab1c4125cf9e6c458a4bea39e590ac779709ffbe14",device="/dev/dm-0",major="253",minor="0",namespace="k8s.io",op="Async"} 0
container_blkio_io_service_bytes_recursive_bytes{container_id="0677d73196f5f4be1d408aab1c4125cf9e6c458a4bea39e590ac779709ffbe14",device="/dev/dm-0",major="253",minor="0",namespace="k8s.io",op="Discard"} 0
...
...
```

### Pause image

This change is often required for air-gapped environments, as `containerd` CRI plugin has a reference to the `pause` image which is used
to create pods, and it can't be controlled with Kubernetes pod definitions.

```yaml theme={null}
apiVersion: v1alpha1
kind: CRICustomizationConfig
name: pause-image
content: |
  [plugins]
    [plugins."io.containerd.cri.v1.images".pinned_images]
      sandbox = "registry.k8s.io/pause:3.8"
```

Now the `pause` image is set to `registry.k8s.io/pause:3.8`:

```bash theme={null}
talosctl containers --kubernetes
NODE         NAMESPACE   ID                                                              IMAGE                                                      PID    STATUS
172.20.0.5   k8s.io      kube-system/kube-flannel-6hfck                                  registry.k8s.io/pause:3.8                                  1773   SANDBOX_READY
172.20.0.5   k8s.io      └─ kube-system/kube-flannel-6hfck:install-cni:bc39fec3cbac      ghcr.io/siderolabs/install-cni:v1.3.0-alpha.0-2-gb155fa0   0      CONTAINER_EXITED
172.20.0.5   k8s.io      └─ kube-system/kube-flannel-6hfck:install-config:5c3989353b98   ghcr.io/siderolabs/flannel:v0.20.1                         0      CONTAINER_EXITED
172.20.0.5   k8s.io      └─ kube-system/kube-flannel-6hfck:kube-flannel:116c67b50da8     ghcr.io/siderolabs/flannel:v0.20.1                         2092   CONTAINER_RUNNING
172.20.0.5   k8s.io      kube-system/kube-proxy-xp7jq                                    registry.k8s.io/pause:3.8                                  1780   SANDBOX_READY
172.20.0.5   k8s.io      └─ kube-system/kube-proxy-xp7jq:kube-proxy:84fc77c59e17         registry.k8s.io/kube-proxy:v1.26.0-alpha.3                 1843   CONTAINER_RUNNING
```

### Disabling NRI plugins

Talos 1.14 enables [NRI](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/blob/main/docs/NRI.md) (Node Resource Interface) for the CRI containerd instance by default.
NRI plugins can be deployed without a machine configuration patch, for example plugins from [the NRI plugins repository](https://containers.github.io/nri-plugins/stable/docs/index.html).

To restore the previous behavior and disable NRI, add the following configuration document:

```yaml theme={null}
apiVersion: v1alpha1
kind: CRICustomizationConfig
name: disable-nri
content: |
  [plugins]
    [plugins."io.containerd.nri.v1.nri"]
       disable = true
```