---
title: Container network interface (CNI)
id: cni
full_link: /docs/concepts/extend-kubernetes/compute-storage-net/network-plugins/
short_description: >
    Container network interface (CNI) plugins are a type of Network plugin that adheres to the appc/CNI specification.


aka: 
tags:
- networking 
---
 Container network interface (CNI) plugins are a type of Network plugin that adheres to the appc/CNI specification.

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* For information on Kubernetes and CNI, see [**Network Plugins**](/docs/concepts/extend-kubernetes/compute-storage-net/network-plugins/).