[Skopeo]: https://github.com/containers/skopeo


# <a id="hw"></a>Partial Support for Hardware Pass-Thru

Prior to RouterOS 7.20, the only support for hardware in containers was indirect. Examples:

*   Mounts allow access to USB storage, provided it’s formatted in a way that `/files` can see.
*   Mounts allow access to USB storage, provided it’s formatted in a way that `/file` can see.
*   A third-party NIC might have a driver in the shipping RouterOS kernel, which would let you route traffic to the container via that NIC.

This release added the `/system/hardware` menu. If present, it lists devices you can map in via the `device` option when creating a container, typically generic USB peripherals, and then only when the shipped kernel includes a driver for it. If your router does not have this menu but it’s running RouterOS 7.20beta2 or higher, it means there are no supported devices available for use by this feature.

Notably, this feature does not allow generic PCIe pass-thru of things like GPUs, not even on bare-metal x86_64 installs, since RouterOS does not include GPU drivers.