Introduction

This workflow creates Linux containers and does not require KVM. It does not create QEMU virtual machines.

Project Features

• Installs Podman from the distribution's official packages. Podman uses a daemonless architecture.
• Uses the project's base images, pulling from GHCR first and falling back to GitHub Releases archives.
• Supports port forwarding, IPv6 and resource limits, with container resource views when lxcfs is installed on the host.

Architecture

podmaninstall.sh -> Podman and dependencies -> storage, network and kernel settings
                                            -> podman-net / podman-ipv6
create_podman.sh -> onepodman.sh -> GHCR image or Releases archive
                               -> container entrypoint and SSH initialization -> ctlog
podmanuninstall.sh -> containers, images, networks and project state cleanup

Runtime comparison

Feature	Podman project	oneclickvirt/containerd	oneclickvirt/docker
Daemon	none	containerd	Docker daemon
Runtime	crun/runc	runc	runc
Rootless support	native	unsupported	requires configuration
Image format	OCI	OCI	OCI
Networking	Netavark/CNI	CNI	Docker bridge
Build tools	Buildah/podman-build	buildkitd	Docker buildx
Installation	distribution packages	nerdctl-full bundle	Docker installation script

Supported Systems

System	amd64	arm64
Ubuntu 22.04	✓	✓
Debian 12	✓	✓
Alpine latest	✓	✓
AlmaLinux 9	✓	✓
RockyLinux 9	✓	✓
OpenEuler 22.03	✓	✓

Configuration Requirements

• Host OS: Ubuntu, Debian, RockyLinux 9+, AlmaLinux 9+, CentOS 9+, Alpine, Arch
• Architecture: x86_64 (amd64) or ARM64
• Kernel must support overlay filesystem
• Network must reach GitHub Raw, Releases and the registries used by this solution
• At least 3GB free disk space
• No KVM hardware support required

Documentation and changes

Continue with installation and creation. See the changelog for updates.