[https://rootlesscontaine.rs/ Rootless containers] are containers that can be created, run, and managed by unprivileged users. Container engines such as Podman natively support running containers in a rootless mode to improve security and usability. While checkpoint/restore functionality is already available for rootful containers and unprivileged checkpointing is possible with the <code>CAP_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE</code> capability, container engines do not yet support native checkpointing of containers running in rootless mode. This project aims to explore and address the remaining challenges required to enable unprivileged checkpoint/restore for rootless containers. | [https://rootlesscontaine.rs/ Rootless containers] are containers that can be created, run, and managed by unprivileged users. Container engines such as Podman natively support running containers in a rootless mode to improve security and usability. While checkpoint/restore functionality is already available for rootful containers and unprivileged checkpointing is possible with the <code>CAP_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE</code> capability, container engines do not yet support native checkpointing of containers running in rootless mode. This project aims to explore and address the remaining challenges required to enable unprivileged checkpoint/restore for rootless containers. |