Podman vs Docker

Discussions center on Podman as a daemonless alternative to Docker, covering its benefits, compatibility, user experiences, limitations, and comparisons in container management.

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McP Jan 23, 2026 View on HN

What are your thoughts on Podman?

gerty Oct 9, 2023 View on HN

Is there any reason it wouldn't work with podman?

koakuma-chan Feb 22, 2025 View on HN

What are the benefits of using Podman and not Docker?

tracker1 May 20, 2019 View on HN

See podman[1][1] https://podman.io/

thiago_fm Oct 23, 2023 View on HN

Just use podman, it works just as good

smoldesu Mar 15, 2023 View on HN

Podman will probably work for 90% of the stuff you want.

thrwaway69 Jul 12, 2020 View on HN

Try https://podman.io

mekster Oct 28, 2022 View on HN

What does Podman provide over Docker other than theoretical security boost being daemon-less?

NmAmDa Jul 21, 2021 View on HN

They don't use docker but podman.

technofiend Aug 22, 2023 View on HN

Ah, my bad. Thought you were talking podman.