podman

{{Short description|Daemonless OCI-compliant container runtime}}

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| developer = Red Hat

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| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|reference|P348}}

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| programming language = Go

| operating system = Linux, Windows, macOS

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| genre = OS-level virtualization

| website = {{URL|https://podman.io/|podman.io}}

| license = Apache-2.0 license

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In computing, Podman (pod manager) is an open source Open Container Initiative (OCI)-compliant{{Cite web|url=https://www.howtogeek.com/devops/what-is-podman-and-how-does-it-differ-from-docker/|title=What Is Podman and How Does It Differ from Docker?|first=James|last=Walker|date=June 4, 2021|website=How-To Geek}} container management tool from Red Hat used for handling containers, images, volumes, and pods on the Linux operating system,{{Cite web|url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/3663672/what-is-podman-and-will-it-replace-docker.html|title=What is Podman? The container engine replacing Docker|first=Jacqueline|last=Primavera|date=June 17, 2022|website=InfoWorld}} with support for macOS and Microsoft Windows via a virtual machine.{{Cite web|url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/3697157/red-hat-puts-podman-container-management-on-the-desktop.html|title=Red Hat puts Podman container management on the desktop|first=Paul|last=Krill|date=May 23, 2023|website=InfoWorld}} Based on the libpod library, it offers APIs for the lifecycle management of containers, pods, images, and volumes. The API is identical to the Docker API.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jetbrains.com/help/go/podman.html|title=Podman | GoLand|website=GoLand Help}} Podman Desktop provides an alternative to Docker Desktop.{{Cite web|url=https://www.howtogeek.com/devops/getting-started-with-podman-desktop-an-open-source-docker-desktop-alternative/|title=Getting Started With Podman Desktop, an Open Source Docker Desktop Alternative|first=James|last=Walker|date=January 19, 2023|website=How-To Geek}}