Container-Optimized OS from Google documentation
Container-Optimized OS is an operating system image for your Compute Engine VMs that is optimized for running Docker containers. With Container-Optimized OS, you can bring up your Docker containers on Google Cloud Platform quickly, efficiently, and securely. Container-Optimized OS is maintained by Google and is based on the open source Chromium OS project. Learn more.
Documentation resources
How-to guides
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Creating and configuring instances
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Debugging node issues using toolbox
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Running containers on instances
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Securing containers with AppArmor
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Monitoring system health with Node Problem Detector
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Configuring the host firewall
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Running instances with GPU accelerators
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Building Container-Optimized OS from source
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Collecting debugging information using sosreport
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Using Arm-based Container-Optimized OS images
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