---
name: "containerd-config"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "containerd"
version: "2.4.2-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/containerd-config"
---

# containerd-config(8)

information on the containerd config

## NAME

containerd-config - information on the containerd config

## SYNOPSIS

containerd config \[command\]

## DESCRIPTION

The *containerd config* command has one subcommand, named *default*, which will display on standard output the default containerd config for this version of the containerd daemon.

This output can be piped to a **[containerd-config.toml(5)](/containerd-config.toml/5.md)** file and placed in **/etc/containerd** to be used as the configuration for containerd on daemon startup. The configuration can be placed in any filesystem location and used with the **--config** option to the containerd daemon as well.

See **[containerd-config.toml(5)](/containerd-config.toml/5.md)** for more information on the containerd configuration options.

## OPTIONS

- **default**

  This subcommand will output the TOML formatted containerd configuration to standard output

## BUGS

Please file any specific issues that you encounter at https://github.com/containerd/containerd.

## AUTHOR

Phil Estes estesp@gmail.com ⟨mailto:estesp@gmail.com⟩

## SEE ALSO

[ctr(8)](/ctr/8.md), [containerd(8)](/containerd/8.md), [containerd-config.toml(5)](/containerd-config.toml/5.md)