Build image

Build from a Containerfile (Dockerfile-compatible)

podman build -t myapp:latest -f Containerfile .
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More podman commands

  • Generate systemd unit
    podman generate systemd --new --name web > ~/.config/systemd/user/web.service

    Create a systemd unit to manage the container lifecycle

  • Play Kubernetes YAML
    podman play kube deployment.yaml

    Run a pod from a Kubernetes manifest (local testing)

  • Export pod as Kubernetes YAML
    podman generate kube mypod > pod.yaml

    Generate a Kubernetes-compatible manifest from a running pod

  • Create and use a pod
    podman pod create --name mypod -p 8080:80 && podman run -d --pod mypod nginx:alpine

    Group containers into a pod sharing network namespace

  • Inspect image layers
    podman image inspect myapp:latest | jq '.[0].RootFS.Layers'

    List filesystem layers of an image

all 16 podman commands