Podman
A tool for managing OCI containers and pods.
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Rootless Podman: Preserving Source IPs
Read more: Rootless Podman: Preserving Source IPsRootless Podman has a long-standing limitation reported since 2020: containers on bridge networks can’t see the real source IP of incoming connections. The `rootlessport` userspace proxy rewrites the source to the container’s own subnet address, breaking IP-based access control, logging, and rate limiting. Pesto, a new companion tool from the passt project solves this. Pesto…
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Podman 6.1.0: Volume Renaming, Machine Restarts, and a Long List of Bug Fixes
Read more: Podman 6.1.0: Volume Renaming, Machine Restarts, and a Long List of Bug FixesPodman 6.1.0 is here, and while it’s not a flashy release, it’s the kind of update that quietly makes day-to-day container work smoother. This release focuses on rounding out long-requested quality-of-life commands, tightening up podman machine reliability across Windows, macOS, and WSL, and squashing a healthy batch of bugs in Quadlet, healthchecks, and the API…
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Podman 6: New Dual-Purpose MSI Installer Explained
Read more: Podman 6: New Dual-Purpose MSI Installer ExplainedPodman 6 introduces a revamped Windows installer, allowing users to install without administrative privileges, simplifying enterprise usage. The transition to a Dual-Purpose MSI package improves reliability by separating virtualization setup from the installer. Additionally, compatibility with community package managers like Scoop and Chocolatey enhances user experience. Feedback is encouraged for further improvements.
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Hyper-V Machines for Unprivileged Users
Read more: Hyper-V Machines for Unprivileged UsersFor Windows users on Hyper-V, certain common tasks, such as machine creation and removal, required a trip to the IT help desk for administrative approval. With the upcoming release of Podman 6, we are breaking down this barrier. After an initial setup performed by an admin, it will be possible to manage Hyper-V-based Podman machines…
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Automatic CA Certificate Import in Podman 6
Read more: Automatic CA Certificate Import in Podman 6With the release of Podman 6.0, an improvement for enterprise users and developers behind corporate proxies is the new automatic import of host certificates for the Podman machine.
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Introducing Podman v6.0.0
Read more: Introducing Podman v6.0.0We’re thrilled to announce that Podman v6.0.0 is now available! This major release brings a host of significant improvements and new features designed to enhance your container management experience. You can find the latest release on our GitHub, and it will be rolling out to your favorite package managers very soon. Many thanks to all…
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Podman 6 Configuration File Changes
Read more: Podman 6 Configuration File ChangesPodman 6 is about to be released soon, so I would like to talk about the biggest change we made: a major rework of how we handle and parse our configuration files. This does not just affect Podman but also Buildah, Skopeo, and many other tools building on top of our underlying go.podman.io/image and go.podman.io/storage…
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Closing the Performance Gap: Automating Podman Benchmarks Across Linux, macOS, and Windows
Read more: Closing the Performance Gap: Automating Podman Benchmarks Across Linux, macOS, and Windows“It works on my machine” is a dangerous phrase in our line of work. While Podman runs natively on Linux, utilizing the kernel directly, the experience on macOS and Windows is different. These platforms require a virtual machine to provide the necessary Linux environment. This virtualization layer introduces overhead that often leads to user complaints…
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Podman, Buildah, and Skopeo import paths
Read more: Podman, Buildah, and Skopeo import pathsSeveral of the containers projects are going to change their go import paths. Some of this work had been when we made the monorepo container-libs; where we moved storage, common, and image into a singular repository. The moves that are taking place now are not nearly as extreme and the motivations are also different. We…
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Faster Podman Workloads on macOS and Windows
Read more: Faster Podman Workloads on macOS and WindowsIf you are a developer using Podman on macOS or Windows, you might have noticed that certain operations, specifically building images with large contexts or loading large image tarballs, can sometimes feel slower compared to native Linux or Docker. I’ve spent some time investigating this performance gap, and my research led me to a recent…
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