Podman Explained

Podman
Podman
Developer:	Red Hat
Programming Language:	Go
Operating System:	Linux, Windows, macOS
Genre:	OS-level virtualization
License:	Apache-2.0 license

In computing, Podman (pod manager) is an open source Open Container Initiative (OCI)-compliant^[1] container management tool from Red Hat used for handling containers, images, volumes, and pods on the Linux operating system,^[2] with support for Mac OS and Microsoft Windows via a virtual machine.^[3] Based on the libpod library, it offers APIs for the lifecycle management of containers, pods, images, and volumes. The API is identical to the Docker API.^[4] Podman Desktop provides an alternative to Docker Desktop.^[5]

See also

• List of Linux containers

Further reading

• Web site: Podman in Action: Secure, Rootless Containers for Kubernetes, Microservices, and More: Walsh, Daniel: 9781633439689: Books. learning.oreilly.com.
• Web site: Podman for DevOps: Containerization reimagined with Podman and its companion tools: Arrichiello, Alessandro, Salinetti, Gianni: 9781803248233: Books. packtpub.com.

Notes and References

1. Web site: What Is Podman and How Does It Differ from Docker?. James. Walker. June 4, 2021. How-To Geek.
2. Web site: What is Podman? The container engine replacing Docker. Jacqueline. Primavera. June 17, 2022. InfoWorld.
3. Web site: Red Hat puts Podman container management on the desktop. Paul. Krill. May 23, 2023. InfoWorld.
4. Web site: Podman | GoLand. GoLand Help.
5. Web site: Getting Started With Podman Desktop, an Open Source Docker Desktop Alternative. James. Walker. January 19, 2023. How-To Geek.