Podman
In computing, Podman (pod manager) is an open source Open Container Initiative (OCI)-compliant container management tool from Red Hat used for handling containers, images, volumes, and pods on the Linux operating system, with support for macOS and Microsoft Windows via a virtual machine. Based…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2018
- Category
- cloud_infrastructure
- Problem solved
- Podman was created to address several issues associated with daemon-centric container engines like Docker, specifically: the security implications of a single, long-running daemon often requiring root privileges; the desire for a more modular, Unix-like container toolset that strictly adheres to OCI standards; and better integration with Linux native features like systemd and rootless execution. It sought to provide a robust, enterprise-grade alternative that offers greater flexibility and security.
- Platforms
- Windows (via WSL2/VM/Podman Desktop), macos, macOS (via VM/Podman Desktop), linux, windows, Linux, web
Related technologies
Notable users
- Red Hat
- Fedora Project
- Various enterprise Linux users and developers seeking a Docker alternative
- SUSE