---
title: "balenaOS (@balena-os)"
description: "A host OS tailored for containers, designed for reliability, proven in production"
account: "balena-os"
---

# balenaOS

A host OS tailored for containers, designed for reliability, proven in production

## APIs

3 public APIs with a stored document.
Each links to its markdown overview; the same address with
`/llms.txt` in place of `.md` lists its operations.
Changes across these APIs: https://skmtc.dev/balena-os/feed.md

- [Docker Engine API](https://skmtc.dev/balena-os/apis/docker-engine-api.md): Containers: create, run and inspect images, networks, volumes, swarm services and plugins through the Docker Engine
- [Balena API Spec](https://skmtc.dev/balena-os/apis/balena-api-spec.md): IoT fleets: manage devices, applications, releases, services, variables, tags and team access
- [RootlessKit API](https://skmtc.dev/balena-os/apis/rootlesskit-api.md): Networking: list, add and remove port forwards for rootless containers, read daemon info