# IContainerRuntime Properties

- Package: [Aspire.Hosting](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.md)
- Type: [IContainerRuntime](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting/icontainerruntime.md)
- Kind: `Properties`
- Members: `1`

Represents a container runtime (e.g., Docker, Podman) that can be used to build, tag, push, and manage container images.

## Name

- Name: `Name`
- Modifiers: `abstract` `get`
- Returns: `string`

Gets the name of the container runtime.

```csharp
public abstract string Name { get; }
```