<![CDATA[Looking into using #Podman rather than #Docker for my new home server build.]]>Looking into using rather than for my new home server build. Any tips?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/46ff0298-357c-4416-bb56-18ee858d8e81/looking-into-using-podman-rather-than-docker-for-my-new-home-server-build.RSS for NodeMon, 25 May 2026 06:56:16 GMTFri, 15 May 2026 12:41:00 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Looking into using #Podman rather than #Docker for my new home server build. on Mon, 18 May 2026 13:55:58 GMT]]>@jmb The networks of different users are seperate and isolated from each other.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://burningboard.net/users/Larvitz/statuses/116595920648709326https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://burningboard.net/users/Larvitz/statuses/116595920648709326Mon, 18 May 2026 13:55:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Looking into using #Podman rather than #Docker for my new home server build. on Mon, 18 May 2026 10:02:48 GMT]]>@Larvitz I’m trying to work out if it’s possible to set your example up completely rootless (albeit with Caddy) with different users for each service. With all the isolation, it seems impossible to use different users for each service but join to the same frontend-network. I guess I need just one podman user to run all my services under.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/jmb/statuses/116595003805179699https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/jmb/statuses/116595003805179699Mon, 18 May 2026 10:02:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Looking into using #Podman rather than #Docker for my new home server build. on Sat, 16 May 2026 15:49:25 GMT]]>@jmb this is a great guide that goes into quadlet syntax, running rootless, and how to setup services that need multiple containers

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Quadlet files make it easy to manage applications that need multiple containers, without needing root privileges

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The multi container (db + app) setup is different from docker compose, where you can just toss both containers in one config file. Systemd/Quadlets doesnt support that, but the method is still pretty straightforward.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/liquidlamp/statuses/116585042101638305https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/liquidlamp/statuses/116585042101638305Sat, 16 May 2026 15:49:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Looking into using #Podman rather than #Docker for my new home server build. on Fri, 15 May 2026 20:37:26 GMT]]>@jmb No tips. Seems to work. I'm a very light user. Only 3 containers. But it seems solid.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/leoncowle/statuses/116580512360950664https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/leoncowle/statuses/116580512360950664Fri, 15 May 2026 20:37:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Looking into using #Podman rather than #Docker for my new home server build. on Fri, 15 May 2026 18:24:14 GMT]]>This guide from @Larvitz is superb… https://blog.hofstede.it/podman-in-production-quadlets-secrets-auto-updates-and-docker-compatibility/

Just investigating the best way to set up additional users and if I can centralise all the config files whilst still being rootless.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/jmb/statuses/116579988593233857https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/jmb/statuses/116579988593233857Fri, 15 May 2026 18:24:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Looking into using #Podman rather than #Docker for my new home server build. on Fri, 15 May 2026 13:00:02 GMT]]>@jmb I would say don't, but life is about the journey. Good luck.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/c2c2_/statuses/116578713737138737https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/c2c2_/statuses/116578713737138737Fri, 15 May 2026 13:00:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Looking into using #Podman rather than #Docker for my new home server build. on Fri, 15 May 2026 12:53:35 GMT]]>@jmb you’ll want systemd integration so the containers start on boot - it’s affectionately called quadlets. I use rootless, so set it up in ~/.config/containers/systemd. Sometimes it can be nice to have separate dedicated users for different services.

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