= Changing the selected preset

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You can change the container runtime used for the {prod} instance by selecting the desired preset.

You can change the selected preset using the command line interface.

[IMPORTANT]
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You cannot change the preset of an existing {prod} instance.
Preset changes are only applied when a {prod} instance is created.
To enable preset changes, you must delete the existing instance and start a new one.
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.Procedure
* Change the selected preset from the command line:
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$ {bin} config set preset __<name>__
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Valid preset names are:
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include::example$snip_{project-context}_preset_names.adoc[]

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.Additional resources
* For more information about the minimum system requirements for each preset, see link:{crc-gsg-url}#minimum-system-requirements_gsg[Minimum system requirements].
