diff --git a/setup-container-old.sh b/setup-container-old.sh
new file mode 100755
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+++ b/setup-container-old.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# script that runs 
+# https://kubernetes.io/docs/setup/production-environment/container-runtime
+
+# setting MYOS variable
+MYOS=$(hostnamectl | awk '/Operating/ { print $3 }')
+OSVERSION=$(hostnamectl | awk '/Operating/ { print $4 }')
+
+##### CentOS 7 config
+if [ $MYOS = "CentOS" ]
+then
+	echo setting up CentOS 7 with Docker 
+	yum install -y vim yum-utils device-mapper-persistent-data lvm2
+	yum-config-manager --add-repo https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/docker-ce.repo
+
+	# notice that only verified versions of Docker may be installed
+	# verify the documentation to check if a more recent version is available
+
+	yum install -y docker-ce
+	[ ! -d /etc/docker ] && mkdir /etc/docker
+
+	mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system/docker.service.d
+
+
+	cat > /etc/docker/daemon.json <<- EOF
+	{
+	  "exec-opts": ["native.cgroupdriver=systemd"],
+	  "log-driver": "json-file",
+	  "log-opts": {
+	    "max-size": "100m"
+	  },
+	  "storage-driver": "overlay2",
+	  "storage-opts": [
+	    "overlay2.override_kernel_check=true"
+	  ]
+	}
+	EOF
+
+
+	systemctl daemon-reload
+	systemctl restart docker
+	systemctl enable docker
+
+	systemctl disable --now firewalld
+fi
+
+echo printing MYOS $MYOS
+
+if [ $MYOS = "Ubuntu" ]
+then
+	### setting up container runtime prereq
+	cat <<- EOF | sudo tee /etc/modules-load.d/containerd.conf
+	overlay
+	br_netfilter
+	EOF
+
+	sudo modprobe overlay
+	sudo modprobe br_netfilter
+
+	# Setup required sysctl params, these persist across reboots.
+	cat <<- EOF | sudo tee /etc/sysctl.d/99-kubernetes-cri.conf
+	net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-iptables  = 1
+	net.ipv4.ip_forward                 = 1
+	net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-ip6tables = 1
+	EOF
+
+	# Apply sysctl params without reboot
+	sudo sysctl --system
+
+	# (Install containerd)
+	sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y containerd
+	# Configure containerd
+	sudo mkdir -p /etc/containerd
+	cat <<- TOML | sudo tee /etc/containerd/config.toml
+version = 2
+[plugins]
+  [plugins."io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri"]
+    [plugins."io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri".containerd]
+      discard_unpacked_layers = true
+      [plugins."io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri".containerd.runtimes]
+        [plugins."io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri".containerd.runtimes.runc]
+          runtime_type = "io.containerd.runc.v2"
+          [plugins."io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri".containerd.runtimes.runc.options]
+            SystemdCgroup = true
+	TOML
+
+	# Restart containerd
+	sudo systemctl restart containerd	
+fi
+
diff --git a/setup-container.sh b/setup-container.sh
index afcaeff..a857394 100755
--- a/setup-container.sh
+++ b/setup-container.sh
@@ -6,46 +6,6 @@
 MYOS=$(hostnamectl | awk '/Operating/ { print $3 }')
 OSVERSION=$(hostnamectl | awk '/Operating/ { print $4 }')
 
-##### CentOS 7 config
-if [ $MYOS = "CentOS" ]
-then
-	echo setting up CentOS 7 with Docker 
-	yum install -y vim yum-utils device-mapper-persistent-data lvm2
-	yum-config-manager --add-repo https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/docker-ce.repo
-
-	# notice that only verified versions of Docker may be installed
-	# verify the documentation to check if a more recent version is available
-
-	yum install -y docker-ce
-	[ ! -d /etc/docker ] && mkdir /etc/docker
-
-	mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system/docker.service.d
-
-
-	cat > /etc/docker/daemon.json <<- EOF
-	{
-	  "exec-opts": ["native.cgroupdriver=systemd"],
-	  "log-driver": "json-file",
-	  "log-opts": {
-	    "max-size": "100m"
-	  },
-	  "storage-driver": "overlay2",
-	  "storage-opts": [
-	    "overlay2.override_kernel_check=true"
-	  ]
-	}
-	EOF
-
-
-	systemctl daemon-reload
-	systemctl restart docker
-	systemctl enable docker
-
-	systemctl disable --now firewalld
-fi
-
-echo printing MYOS $MYOS
-
 if [ $MYOS = "Ubuntu" ]
 then
 	### setting up container runtime prereq
@@ -68,7 +28,17 @@ then
 	sudo sysctl --system
 
 	# (Install containerd)
+
 	sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y containerd
+	# hopefully temporary bugfix as the containerd version provided in Ubu repo is tool old
+	# added Jan 26th 2023
+	# this needs to be updated when a recent enough containerd version will be in Ubuntu repos
+	sudo systemctl stop containerd
+	# cleanup old files from previous attempt if existing
+	[ -d bin ] && rm -rf bin
+	wget https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/download/v1.6.15/containerd-1.6.15-linux-amd64.tar.gz 
+	tar xvf containerd-1.6.15-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+	sudo mv bin/* /usr/bin/
 	# Configure containerd
 	sudo mkdir -p /etc/containerd
 	cat <<- TOML | sudo tee /etc/containerd/config.toml