Podman Desktop Tutorial

Podman is an open source container management tool similar to Docker Engine. And Podman Desktop is open source client for Podman similar to Docker Desktop.

Feature	Podman	Docker
License (CLI)	Apache License 2.0	Apache License 2.0
Cost (CLI)	Free	Free
License (GUI)	Apache License 2.0	Proprietary
Cost (GUI)	Free	US$9/user/month
Multi-container applications	Based on Kubernetes specification	Based on Docker Compose specification

This tutorial will guide you on how to use Podman and Podman Desktop.

Note

If you have experience with Docker, you might want to jump to Full Exemple.

Contents:

• Install
  • Configure Remote Access
• Concepts
  • Container Image
  • Registry Server
  • Container
  • Volume
  • Pod
• Retrieving Images
  • Authenticating with Registry Server
  • Pulling Images
• Building Images
  • Workflow
• Kubernetes Manifest File
  • Workflow
• Pod and Port
  • Example
  • Windows Subsystem for Linux (WLS)
• Traefik Proxy
  • Requirements
  • Usage
  • Example
• Pod and Network
  • Containers on the same Pod
  • Containers on different pods
• Pod with Volume
  • Configuration Files
  • State Files
• Pod with Sensitive Information
  • Workflow
• Development with Pod
  • Workflow
  • Project Structure
• Production with Podman
  • Workflow
• Production with K3S
• Full Exemple
  • Migrating from Docker
• Kubernetes in Docker (kind)
  • Create New Cluster
  • Dashboard
  • Change Kubernetes Context
  • Using kubectl
  • Multi-node Cluster
• Portainer
  • Limitations