# Microk8s: how to share containerd instance with docker

**URL:** <https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/microk8s-how-to-share-containerd-instance-with-docker/22885>\
**Category:** microk8s\
**Created:** [January 30, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/microk8s-how-to-share-containerd-instance-with-docker/22885 "2023-01-30T16:02:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![davidecavestro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.kubernetes.io/davidecavestro/32/11721_2.png) [@davidecavestro](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/davidecavestro)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/microk8s-how-to-share-containerd-instance-with-docker/22885/1 "2023-01-30T16:02:45Z")

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I am wondering if there’s a way to share with a local _microk8s_ the containerd instance configured by docker.  
I’ve tried editing _/var/snap/microk8s/current/args/kubelet_ and _/var/snap/microk8s/current/args/ctr_ but microk8s still continues to start its own containerd instance

MicroK8s v1.25.5 revision 4418  
Docker 20.10.23  
(contaienrd 1.6.15)

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**Author:** ![kjackal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.kubernetes.io/kjackal/32/1750_2.png) [@kjackal](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/kjackal)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 2:12pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/microk8s-how-to-share-containerd-instance-with-docker/22885/2 "2023-01-31T14:12:33Z")

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Hi @davidecavestro. There is no official way to get MicroK8s use an external containerd, however your approach is right. You can ignore the containerd MicroK8s ships and let kubelet use the external one.