'''Container Linux''' (formerly '''CoreOS Linux''') iswas an [[Open-source software|open-source]] lightweight [[operating system]] based on the [[Linux kernel]] and designed for providing infrastructure to [[Computer cluster|clustered]] deployments, while focusing on automation, ease of application deployment, security, reliability and [[scalability]]. As an operating system, Container Linux providesprovided only the minimal functionality required for deploying applications inside [[software container]]s, together with built-in mechanisms for [[service discovery]] and configuration sharing.<ref name="container-linux-rename">{{Cite web
