Podman

Podman, Docker

2017-02-20. Category & Tags: Podman, Docker

See also:
cnvrg.io How to setup Docker and Nvidia-Docker 2.0 on Ubuntu 18.04 (bak)

Docker container lifecycle (commands events states status)

Timing: time spent to install & test (for the 1st time): 15 tomatos/hours.

Comparing Container Engines #

Tip: podman has exactly the same CLI as Docker, so previous Docker users can move to Podman by:
alias Docker=Podman.

Podman advantages compared to Docker:

  • doesn’t need daemon
  • doesn’t need root privileges (which has been long-standing concern with Docker)
  • can also manage pods

Other alternavtive engines:

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