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    EDIT: For some context, I recently gave podman another go. I have a few services on my homelab server set up in docker containers, so I tried migrating to podman.

    After the second major bug (open issue on github) I encountered looked like it would require completely dropping using compose files to work around, I gave up and went back to docker.

    I like the idea of podman, but it’s just not stable. I’ll try again in a year or so.

    As a bonus, docker’s CLI is significantly nicer.

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    [–] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 175 points 1 week ago (23 children)

    I choose Podman bc it's open source and that's kind of the reason for using everything as a container bc those are often also open source. Fuck docker

    [–] voytrekk@sopuli.xyz 68 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    It also can integrate with Systemd via Quadlets. Let's you control containers as a sytemd service. I personally use them for my home server and have been happy with it.

    [–] ArchAengelus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

    The learning curve for quadlets is quite harsh in my opinion. I started with podman compose 3 years ago for my homelab, because it allowed user containers.

    I tried to migrate to quadlets unsuccessfully, several times over the years. it was only recently that my self-hosted Qwen was capable enough to figure out where I was messing up and automate the process a bit.

    I probably wasn’t sufficiently motivated. It felt like podman compose is basically docker compose, but quadlets are a quite a bit different in form and function, so I was never able to grok them:

    [–] voytrekk@sopuli.xyz 25 points 1 week ago (10 children)

    There is a tool named Podlet that can help translate to quadlets. I was able to fully translate my unraid and compose setups to quadlets.

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    [–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 49 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    Wtf I thought docker was foss. Fml man

    [–] moonpiedumplings@programming.dev 64 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (9 children)

    Docker is foss. Docker desktop and docker sbx are not.

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    [–] themaninblack@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

    It also works better sooo

    [–] ozymandias117@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    Also, does Docker do rootless containers yet?

    [–] MoogleMaestro@lemmy.zip 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    It does, but it seems like it's still a bit of an afterthought. But it's getting better.

    Still tho, podman is fine and I like the project as an alternative to docker.

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    [–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 132 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    Why would you use docker when you could use podman?

    [–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 49 points 1 week ago (5 children)

    I use docker since it's what I learned on a decade ago, and my nas that I started from supports docker bit not podman in the 'app store'. I have three other machines running plain Debian, but I would want everything to work together, y'know? I've got a set-and-forget setup and I'd rather not break things without substantial benefit...

    Plus everybody is like 'it's the same thing, no learning curve' but then I start reading up on it and uhoh, learning curves :p

    [–] definitemaybe@lemmy.ca 41 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    Plus everybody is like 'it's the same thing, no learning curve' but then I start reading up on it and uhoh, learning curves :p

    Exactly this. I tried podman, as a "container" newb, based on the idea that it's a (better) drop-in replacement for docker, but it didn't work. My quick attempts to resolve it went nowhere, and there were no instructions for the container I was trying to spin up for podman to explain the differences required.

    So, in frustration, I decided to try docker and it just worked.

    Good enough for me, for now. I still prefer the idea of not having a daemon running with root privileges, so I'll likely move over to podman eventually, but I only have so much time to waste tinkering with my setup. And if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

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    [–] diaphragmwp@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    Why would you use podman when you could

    #!/bin/ksh
    
    daemon_execdir="/home/etebase/src"
    daemon_logfile="/var/log/etebase"
    daemon="/home/etebase/pyenv/bin/uvicorn"
    daemon_flags="etebase_server.asgi:application --host 159.100.247.89 --port 8000"
    daemon_user="_etebase"
    
    . /etc/rc.d/rc.subr
    
    rc_bg=YES
    rc_reload=NO
    
    pexp="/home/etebase/pyenv/bin/python3 ${daemon} ${daemon_flags}"
    
    rc_start() {
            rc_exec ". ~/.profile; ${daemon} ${daemon_flags} >> ${daemon_logfile} 2>&1"
    }
    
    rc_cmd $1
    
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    [–] TheMightyCat@ani.social 110 points 1 week ago

    Mom, i can i have podman?

    Mom: we have podman at home.

    Podman at home: rootless docker

    [–] esc@piefed.social 102 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    Podman is a better choice.

    [–] gratux@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    What's the benefit over Docker?

    [–] _cnt0@sh.itjust.works 57 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    Not requiring a service running in root context.

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    [–] esc@piefed.social 53 points 1 week ago (13 children)

    Rootless, better integrated with system, a bit faster and lighter on resources. Also it supports k8s style yaml configuration both ways and a lot of people are more familiar with them and they also provide some (minimal) interoperability.

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    [–] terminatortwo@piefed.social 37 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    At work, avoiding surprise licensing fees. If you ever have over 250 employees or over 10 million revenue, you owe a subscription.

    At the home, easy orchestration with systemd

    [–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 week ago (5 children)

    Isn't that only for docker desktop?

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    [–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 69 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    I choose to use podman over docker because look at those cute seals πŸ₯°

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    [–] mlg@lemmy.world 59 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    Docker became a license nest despite actual devs using k8s like a normal person should.

    Meanwhile podman gave us rootless containers, CDI, and quadlets which far outweighs whatever docker is limping to the barn with.

    [–] motogo@feddit.dk 10 points 1 week ago

    This! Podman rootless quadlets is so powerful and beautifully simple. Just look at that faaar superior security model and hos it doesnt even need a service to manage services because it just integrates natively with systemd I replaced my entire container layer from Rocker Swarm way back with K8s. Then it dawned on me I dont want the pods to move to another node by themselves anyway and then I just moved to Podman quadlets managed Ansible. Oh, and the podman pods are awesome as well.

    [–] lian_drake@lemmy.world 37 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    Podman is unironically the better choice. Just try to make docker comply with your firewall...

    [–] altphoto@lemmy.today 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    Docker bypasses your firewall and runs as root. Only an idiot would allow that shit.... I'm an idiot. But I'm fixing that.

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    [–] lengau@midwest.social 31 points 1 week ago (6 children)

    I'm curious why you feel this way? I'm kinda the opposite β€” podman has features I use that Docker doesn't.

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    [–] elvith@feddit.org 29 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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    [–] deathmetal27@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    This is why I don't like Docker compared to Podman:

    [–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    I literally yesterday dealt with that. There’s an option to just turn off Docker’s firewall manipulation so you can do it manually.

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    [–] kettuli@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago

    I use Podman (at work) because license fees.

    [–] observantTrapezium@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 week ago

    Adding my voice: Podman is great

    [–] Mwa@thelemmy.club 22 points 1 week ago (6 children)

    Atleast Podman is faster + does not require a centralised daemon

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    [–] CallMeAl@piefed.zip 19 points 1 week ago (13 children)

    podman quadlets are next level

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    [–] dust_accelerator@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    podman is great.

    Only gripe:

    ~ $ pomdan ps
    No command pomdan found, did you mean:
    ...
    

    I know, alias it, but man, I don't wanna.

    [–] pool_spray_098@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago

    I mean, that definitely seems like a you problem.

    [–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 week ago

    Pomdan won't work on my system because that is my alias to send Dan a message that I would like some more Pom.

    [–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    Ngl after trying out Rootless Podman on my system (I was playing with Distrobox) I kinda wanna switch my whole Homelab to it, I'm just lazy, afraid the move to rootless with blow up everything and have zero fucking free time.

    [–] porkloin@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    I am running my entire homelab from podman quadlets (systemd managed podman containers) and it’s honestly very dope. Podman gets a bad rap for being second tier to docker but they legit have a bunch of awesome features for Linux users specifically that make it way nicer. Using systemd for docker status can add some misdirection occasionally, but having the logs from containers directly in journalctl alongside the rest of my system logs is amazing

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    [–] RVGamer06@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    y'all use containers still? I run my site with native installed software configured by hand like a TRUE sysadmin!

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