# Install Podman # macOS -weight: 500;">brew -weight: 500;">install podman podman machine init podman machine -weight: 500;">start # Ubuntu/Debian -weight: 600;">sudo -weight: 500;">apt -weight: 500;">install podman # Run a container (same as -weight: 500;">docker!) podman run -d -p 8080:80 nginx podman ps podman logs <container-id> # Install Podman # macOS -weight: 500;">brew -weight: 500;">install podman podman machine init podman machine -weight: 500;">start # Ubuntu/Debian -weight: 600;">sudo -weight: 500;">apt -weight: 500;">install podman # Run a container (same as -weight: 500;">docker!) podman run -d -p 8080:80 nginx podman ps podman logs <container-id> # Install Podman # macOS -weight: 500;">brew -weight: 500;">install podman podman machine init podman machine -weight: 500;">start # Ubuntu/Debian -weight: 600;">sudo -weight: 500;">apt -weight: 500;">install podman # Run a container (same as -weight: 500;">docker!) podman run -d -p 8080:80 nginx podman ps podman logs <container-id> import requests # Enable Podman API socket # -weight: 500;">systemctl --user -weight: 500;">start podman.socket # Or: podman system -weight: 500;">service --time 0 & PODMAN = "http://localhost:8080/v4.0.0/libpod" DOCKER_COMPAT = "http://localhost:8080/v1.41" # Docker-compatible # List containers (Podman API) containers = requests.get(f"{PODMAN}/containers/json").json() for c in containers: print(f"Container: {c['Names'][0]}, State: {c['State']}, Image: {c['Image']}") # Create and -weight: 500;">start container new_container = requests.post(f"{PODMAN}/containers/create", json={ "image": "-weight: 500;">docker.io/library/redis:alpine", "name": "my-redis", "portmappings": [{"container_port": 6379, "host_port": 6379}] }).json() requests.post(f"{PODMAN}/containers/{new_container['Id']}/-weight: 500;">start") import requests # Enable Podman API socket # -weight: 500;">systemctl --user -weight: 500;">start podman.socket # Or: podman system -weight: 500;">service --time 0 & PODMAN = "http://localhost:8080/v4.0.0/libpod" DOCKER_COMPAT = "http://localhost:8080/v1.41" # Docker-compatible # List containers (Podman API) containers = requests.get(f"{PODMAN}/containers/json").json() for c in containers: print(f"Container: {c['Names'][0]}, State: {c['State']}, Image: {c['Image']}") # Create and -weight: 500;">start container new_container = requests.post(f"{PODMAN}/containers/create", json={ "image": "-weight: 500;">docker.io/library/redis:alpine", "name": "my-redis", "portmappings": [{"container_port": 6379, "host_port": 6379}] }).json() requests.post(f"{PODMAN}/containers/{new_container['Id']}/-weight: 500;">start") import requests # Enable Podman API socket # -weight: 500;">systemctl --user -weight: 500;">start podman.socket # Or: podman system -weight: 500;">service --time 0 & PODMAN = "http://localhost:8080/v4.0.0/libpod" DOCKER_COMPAT = "http://localhost:8080/v1.41" # Docker-compatible # List containers (Podman API) containers = requests.get(f"{PODMAN}/containers/json").json() for c in containers: print(f"Container: {c['Names'][0]}, State: {c['State']}, Image: {c['Image']}") # Create and -weight: 500;">start container new_container = requests.post(f"{PODMAN}/containers/create", json={ "image": "-weight: 500;">docker.io/library/redis:alpine", "name": "my-redis", "portmappings": [{"container_port": 6379, "host_port": 6379}] }).json() requests.post(f"{PODMAN}/containers/{new_container['Id']}/-weight: 500;">start") # Create a pod (group of containers sharing network) pod = requests.post(f"{PODMAN}/pods/create", json={ "name": "webapp-pod", "portmappings": [{"container_port": 8080, "host_port": 8080}] }).json() # Add containers to pod requests.post(f"{PODMAN}/containers/create", json={ "image": "-weight: 500;">docker.io/library/nginx:alpine", "name": "web", "pod": "webapp-pod" }) requests.post(f"{PODMAN}/containers/create", json={ "image": "-weight: 500;">docker.io/library/redis:alpine", "name": "cache", "pod": "webapp-pod" }) # Start the entire pod requests.post(f"{PODMAN}/pods/webapp-pod/-weight: 500;">start") # List pods pods = requests.get(f"{PODMAN}/pods/json").json() for p in pods: print(f"Pod: {p['Name']}, Containers: {len(p['Containers'])}, Status: {p['Status']}") # Create a pod (group of containers sharing network) pod = requests.post(f"{PODMAN}/pods/create", json={ "name": "webapp-pod", "portmappings": [{"container_port": 8080, "host_port": 8080}] }).json() # Add containers to pod requests.post(f"{PODMAN}/containers/create", json={ "image": "-weight: 500;">docker.io/library/nginx:alpine", "name": "web", "pod": "webapp-pod" }) requests.post(f"{PODMAN}/containers/create", json={ "image": "-weight: 500;">docker.io/library/redis:alpine", "name": "cache", "pod": "webapp-pod" }) # Start the entire pod requests.post(f"{PODMAN}/pods/webapp-pod/-weight: 500;">start") # List pods pods = requests.get(f"{PODMAN}/pods/json").json() for p in pods: print(f"Pod: {p['Name']}, Containers: {len(p['Containers'])}, Status: {p['Status']}") # Create a pod (group of containers sharing network) pod = requests.post(f"{PODMAN}/pods/create", json={ "name": "webapp-pod", "portmappings": [{"container_port": 8080, "host_port": 8080}] }).json() # Add containers to pod requests.post(f"{PODMAN}/containers/create", json={ "image": "-weight: 500;">docker.io/library/nginx:alpine", "name": "web", "pod": "webapp-pod" }) requests.post(f"{PODMAN}/containers/create", json={ "image": "-weight: 500;">docker.io/library/redis:alpine", "name": "cache", "pod": "webapp-pod" }) # Start the entire pod requests.post(f"{PODMAN}/pods/webapp-pod/-weight: 500;">start") # List pods pods = requests.get(f"{PODMAN}/pods/json").json() for p in pods: print(f"Pod: {p['Name']}, Containers: {len(p['Containers'])}, Status: {p['Status']}") # Pull an image requests.post(f"{PODMAN}/images/pull", params={ "reference": "-weight: 500;">docker.io/library/python:3.12-slim" }) # List images images = requests.get(f"{PODMAN}/images/json").json() for img in images: names = img.get("Names", ["<none>"]) size_mb = img["Size"] / 1024 / 1024 print(f"Image: {names[0]}, Size: {size_mb:.1f}MB") # Build from Dockerfile import io requests.post( f"{PODMAN}/build", params={"t": "my-app:latest"}, data=open("context.tar", "rb") ) # Pull an image requests.post(f"{PODMAN}/images/pull", params={ "reference": "-weight: 500;">docker.io/library/python:3.12-slim" }) # List images images = requests.get(f"{PODMAN}/images/json").json() for img in images: names = img.get("Names", ["<none>"]) size_mb = img["Size"] / 1024 / 1024 print(f"Image: {names[0]}, Size: {size_mb:.1f}MB") # Build from Dockerfile import io requests.post( f"{PODMAN}/build", params={"t": "my-app:latest"}, data=open("context.tar", "rb") ) # Pull an image requests.post(f"{PODMAN}/images/pull", params={ "reference": "-weight: 500;">docker.io/library/python:3.12-slim" }) # List images images = requests.get(f"{PODMAN}/images/json").json() for img in images: names = img.get("Names", ["<none>"]) size_mb = img["Size"] / 1024 / 1024 print(f"Image: {names[0]}, Size: {size_mb:.1f}MB") # Build from Dockerfile import io requests.post( f"{PODMAN}/build", params={"t": "my-app:latest"}, data=open("context.tar", "rb") ) # Create a pod podman pod create --name myapp -p 8080:80 podman create --pod myapp --name web nginx podman create --pod myapp --name db postgres # Generate Kubernetes YAML from running pod podman generate kube myapp > myapp.yaml # Deploy that YAML to Kubernetes -weight: 500;">kubectl apply -f myapp.yaml # Or play Kubernetes YAML locally podman play kube myapp.yaml # Create a pod podman pod create --name myapp -p 8080:80 podman create --pod myapp --name web nginx podman create --pod myapp --name db postgres # Generate Kubernetes YAML from running pod podman generate kube myapp > myapp.yaml # Deploy that YAML to Kubernetes -weight: 500;">kubectl apply -f myapp.yaml # Or play Kubernetes YAML locally podman play kube myapp.yaml # Create a pod podman pod create --name myapp -p 8080:80 podman create --pod myapp --name web nginx podman create --pod myapp --name db postgres # Generate Kubernetes YAML from running pod podman generate kube myapp > myapp.yaml # Deploy that YAML to Kubernetes -weight: 500;">kubectl apply -f myapp.yaml # Or play Kubernetes YAML locally podman play kube myapp.yaml - Daemonless architecture (no -weight: 500;">docker daemon) - Rootless containers by default - Docker CLI compatible - Pod concept (like Kubernetes pods) - REST API (Docker-compatible + Podman-specific) - Systemd integration - Docker Compose support (podman-compose) - Built-in image signing - Podman Docs - Podman GitHub — 24K+ stars - API Reference