From c011fd288c08aff3bdf6c6abe96a1d79b9425b5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: davegallant Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2021 01:13:50 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] deploy: 7fcd8f60c98fee77e5bb6fd0ba6d35a37ff1fcd6 --- .../replacing-docker-with-podman-on-macos-and-linux/index.html | 3 ++- page/search/index.json | 2 +- 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/blog/2021/10/11/replacing-docker-with-podman-on-macos-and-linux/index.html b/blog/2021/10/11/replacing-docker-with-podman-on-macos-and-linux/index.html index 7f4c4001..acc60db4 100644 --- a/blog/2021/10/11/replacing-docker-with-podman-on-macos-and-linux/index.html +++ b/blog/2021/10/11/replacing-docker-with-podman-on-macos-and-linux/index.html @@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ personal blog

Benefits of podman

One of the most interesting features of podman is that it is daemonless. There isn’t a process running on your system managing your containers. In contrast, the docker client is reliant upon the docker daemon (often running as root) to be able to build and run containers.

Podman is rootless by default. It is now possible to run the docker daemon rootless as well, but it’s still not the default behaviour.

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I’ve also observed that so far my 2019 16" Macbook Pro has not yet sounded like a jet engine.

Installing podman

Installing podman on macOS is more involved than installing on Linux, because the podman-machine must run Linux inside a virtual machine. Nevertheless, let’s move forward by installing podman with brew:

brew install podman
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This should more or less provide the same results you would come to expect with docker.

Summary

Installing podman on macOS was not seamless, but it was manageable well within 30 minutes of time. I would recommend podman to anyone who is unhappy with experiencing forced docker updates, and who wants to use a more modern technology for managing containers.

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One thing to note is that there isn’t a graphical user interface for podman, but there is an open issue considering one. If you rely heavily on Docker Desktop’s UI, you may not be as interested in using podman yet.

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One caveat to mention is that there isn’t a graphical user interface for podman, but there is an open issue considering one. If you rely heavily on Docker Desktop’s UI, you may not be as interested in using podman yet.

I had been experimenting with podman on Linux before writing this, but after listening to this podcast episode, I was inspired to give podman a tray on macOS.