Docker Alternative: Podman on Linux

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This article is inspired by a LinuxCommunity.io forum thread (thanks to users @tmick and @shybry747 for the feedback). Let’s walk through what Podman is and how to use it as a Docker alternative on Linux. Expect a straightforward guide on installing Podman, running containers with it, and understanding the basics. Containers have become the go-to… continue reading.
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Another excellent write up, thank you for taking the time to write this up!

I have a pretty solid (read practiced) setup with Docker and Docker Compose at home. It’s very familiar to me when I want self-host a new app, and therefore it’s very simple to try something out.

With that being said, Podman seems great and I will definitely be giving it a try to see if I can gain any advantages with my current setup!

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Personally, for now I will stick with Docker as well. To me it seems like the Ubuntu of containers: familiar, well-supported, and everything just works. But I’m definitely keeping an eye on Podman!

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So Docker doesn’t work with Debian Testing (Forky) so I’m kicking the tires on podman for now. I’m assuming I can do something like podman git pull to install something, I’m checking the Podman docs as you read this.

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At the moment, I am working a lot with Docker and Kubernetes. There are so many ways to create, manage and orchestrate containers.

For podman there is also a nice TUI application:

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Excellent write up @hydn. Since I am just starting out on containerization it makes me more lean to Podman for sure.

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You can use both at any time if you want.
If you want a nice GUI app, you can try Podamn Desktop (also as flatpak)

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