Podman Concepts

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Podman Virtual Machine

Podman on MacOS or Windows requires a virtual machine. This is because containers must run with a Linux kernel, and the podman virtual machine provides that Linux kernel on Mac. If it does not exist, the virtual machine must be initialized, then started.

Containerfile

Also see:

Docker Concepts | Dockerfile

Build Context

Also see:

Docker build | The Build Context

Rootless Mode

The mode in which the podman Virtual Machine runs where containers are not allowed root permissions.