[Market Trends] What is Podman Desktop? | IBM Technology
๐ Podman Desktop: Streamlining Container Magic for the Cloud
Podman Desktop is an open-source tool discussed by Cedric Clyburn, a developer advocate at Red Hat, aimed at simplifying container management and Kubernetes integration. It offers a graphical interface for building, managing, and running containers directly from a local machine, supporting Mac, Windows, and Linux. Differing from Docker by running rootless and daemonless, Podman enhances security and integrates with system services and Kubernetes resources. It facilitates container and Kubernetes resource management without needing a full Kubernetes cluster, enabling developers to generate Kubernetes configurations from existing containers. Podman Desktop also supports various extensions and tools for a streamlined development-to-deployment workflow.