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Podman

Official docs outline

12 sections
  1. Introduction

    Daemonless, rootless container engine concepts and architecture.

  2. podman run

    Running containers: options, namespaces, resources and security.

  3. Building Images

    Building OCI images from Containerfiles.

  4. Pods

    Grouping containers into pods that share namespaces.

  5. Networking

    Networks, netavark, DNS, and port publishing.

  6. Volumes and Storage

    Volumes, bind mounts and storage drivers.

  7. Quadlet and systemd

    Running containers as systemd services using Quadlet unit files.

  8. Podman Machine

    Linux VMs for running Podman on macOS and Windows.

  9. Kubernetes YAML Support

    Play and generate Kubernetes YAML.

  10. Rootless Mode

    User namespaces, subuid/subgid and rootless limitations.

  11. Tutorials

    Official tutorials for common workflows.

  12. Podman REST API

    Docker-compatible and libpod REST API.

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Versions and support

6 release lines
6.1.4 latest release, Oct 12, 2026
LineReleasedLatestSupport
6.1 Aug 12, 2026 6.1.4 Supported
6.0 Jun 24, 2026 6.0.2 Ended Aug 12, 2026
5.8 Feb 12, 2026 5.8.9 Ended Sep 26, 2026
5.7 Nov 11, 2025 5.7.1 Ended Feb 12, 2026
5.6 Aug 15, 2025 5.6.2 Ended Nov 11, 2025
5.5 May 13, 2025 5.5.2 Ended Aug 15, 2025

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