Podman 5

Run containers.

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· Reviewed by David Mytton

What we like

Underlying platform for running containers (with Podman Desktop as a GUI). Now supports the latest macOS VM framework. Pasta networking backend now the default allowing rootless / unprivileged connectivity. Supports various OCI formats for running various containers. Simplifies k8s locally.

Tradeoffs

You may need to migrate to the new format if you were using the previous machines functionality.

Is Podman 5 a fit?

Based on Console’s review published on 2024-03-28. Summary updated .

Who it’s for

Developers who need to run containers locally, especially those using Kubernetes

Why consider it

Supports running various containers with different OCI formats

Keep in mind

May require migration to a new format for previous machine functionality users

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