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title: Find Out What Container Runtime is Used on a Node
content_type: task
reviewers:
- SergeyKanzhelev
weight: 10
---
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This page outlines steps to find out what [container runtime](/docs/setup/production-environment/container-runtimes/)
the nodes in your cluster use.
Depending on the way you run your cluster, the container runtime for the nodes may
have been pre-configured or you need to configure it. If you're using a managed
Kubernetes service, there might be vendor-specific ways to check what container runtime is
configured for the nodes. The method described on this page should work whenever
the execution of `kubectl` is allowed.
## {{% heading "prerequisites" %}}
Install and configure `kubectl`. See [Install Tools](/docs/tasks/tools/#kubectl) section for details.
## Find out the container runtime used on a Node
Use `kubectl` to fetch and show node information:
```shell
kubectl get nodes -o wide
```
The output is similar to the following. The column `CONTAINER-RUNTIME` outputs
the runtime and its version.
```none
# For dockershim
NAME STATUS VERSION CONTAINER-RUNTIME
node-1 Ready v1.16.15 docker://19.3.1
node-2 Ready v1.16.15 docker://19.3.1
node-3 Ready v1.16.15 docker://19.3.1
```
```none
# For containerd
NAME STATUS VERSION CONTAINER-RUNTIME
node-1 Ready v1.19.6 containerd://1.4.1
node-2 Ready v1.19.6 containerd://1.4.1
node-3 Ready v1.19.6 containerd://1.4.1
```
Find out more information about container runtimes
on [Container Runtimes](/docs/setup/production-environment/container-runtimes/) page.