vault/website/content/docs/commands/plugin/runtime/register.mdx
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Support rootless plugin containers (#24236)
* Pulls in github.com/go-secure-stdlib/plugincontainer@v0.3.0 which exposes a new `Config.Rootless` option to opt in to extra container configuration options that allow establishing communication with a non-root plugin within a rootless container runtime.
* Adds a new "rootless" option for plugin runtimes, so Vault needs to be explicitly told whether the container runtime on the machine is rootless or not. It defaults to false as rootless installs are not the default.
* Updates `run_config.go` to use the new option when the plugin runtime is rootless.
* Adds new `-rootless` flag to `vault plugin runtime register`, and `rootless` API option to the register API.
* Adds rootless Docker installation to CI to support tests for the new functionality.
* Minor test refactor to minimise the number of test Vault cores that need to be made for the external plugin container tests.
* Documentation for the new rootless configuration and the new (reduced) set of restrictions for plugin containers.
* As well as adding rootless support, we've decided to drop explicit support for podman for now, but there's no barrier other than support burden to adding it back again in future so it will depend on demand.
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---
layout: docs
page_title: plugin runtime register - Command
description: |-
The "plugin runtime register" command registers a new plugin runtime in Vault's plugin runtime
catalog.
---
# plugin runtime register
Register a new plugin runtime in the plugin runtime catalog of your Vault instance.
<Note title="Limited type support">
Support for runtime types is currently limited to `container`.
</Note>
To use a registered plugin runtime, use the `-runtime` option with the
[plugin registration command](/vault/docs/commands/plugin/register).
## Examples
Register a plugin runtime:
```shell-session
$ vault plugin runtime register -type=container -oci_runtime=runc runc
Success! Registered plugin runtime: runc
```
Register a plugin runtime with resource limits:
```shell-session
vault plugin runtime register \
-type=container \
-cpu_nanos=100000000 \
runsc
```
## Usage
The following flags are available in addition to the [standard set of
flags](/vault/docs/commands) included on all commands.
### Command options
- `-type` `(string: <required>)` - Plugin runtime type. Vault currently only
supports `container` as a runtime type.
- `-rootless` `(bool: false)` - Whether the container runtime is running as a
non-privileged user. Must be set if plugin container images are also configured
to run as a non-root user.
- `-cgroup_parent` `(string: "")` - Parent cgroup to set for each container.
Use `cgroup_parent` to control the total resource usage for a group of plugins.
- `-cpu_nanos` `(int: 0)` - CPU limit to set per container in billionths of a
CPU core. Defaults to no limit.
- `-memory_bytes` `(int: 0)` - Memory limit to set per container in bytes.
Defaults to no limit.
- `-oci_runtime` `(string: "")` - Open Container Initiative (OCI) compliant
container runtime to use. Default is the gVisor OCI runtime, `runsc`.