Podman
Daemonless container engine that runs, builds, and manages containers as a drop-in Docker alternative, without a background root service.
- Actively maintained
- Well documented
- Permissive license
Overview
Podman runs OCI containers using the same commands as Docker in most cases, but without a persistent background daemon and with better support for running containers as a non-root user by default - a different security and architecture model than Docker's client-server design. It can also generate Kubernetes YAML directly from running containers.
Podman is a fit for teams that want Docker-compatible container tooling with a smaller attack surface and no root daemon, complementing container-registry and orchestration tools already in this catalog like Portainer and Kubernetes.
Why it's in this catalog
Catalog rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
The leading daemonless, rootless Docker alternative; strong representative pick.
- Foundational
- Vendor-backed
- Categories
- Developer Tools
- Languages
- Go
- License
- Apache-2.0
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