Podman Core Rootless Containers and Secure Pods gives you a direct path into container work with clear steps, simple workflows, and secure defaults. The book focuses on rootless operations, daemonless execution, and mapped Docker commands. Each chapter shows you how to build, run, and manage containers without background services. You work with pods, images, registries, networks, logging, and hardening rules in a structured way. The content stays practical, so you follow real tasks from installation to daily operations.
You learn how rootless environments reduce the risk of elevated processes. You see how daemonless workflows lower system load. You work with containers that respect user boundaries. You gain strong control over pods with clear separation between services. You also build confidence by mapping Docker commands to Podman, so you keep your existing habits while improving security.
The book explains setup on Linux, macOS, and Windows. You learn how to install Podman, prepare the environment, handle storage, and troubleshoot common failures. You run containers with simple commands. You build images with structured files. You manage volumes, ports, and custom networks. You pull and push to registries. You use pod definitions to group related services. You track logs with timestamps. You inspect metrics for performance. You follow hardening rules that lower exposure to attacks. You apply these steps to real project chapters that show full workflows.
WHO THE BOOK IS FOR
- Engineers who want clear container workflows
- Developers moving from Docker to Podman
- Sysadmins seeking rootless security
- Students who need predictable steps
- Teams that want simple container operations with less risk
WHY THE BOOK
- You reduce attack surface with rootless setups
- You lower overhead with daemonless execution
- You keep your Docker experience through mapped commands
- You follow structured pod design
- You gain repeatable workflows that support real systems
WHAT IS INSIDE THE BOOK
- Installation across platforms
- Rootless environment setup
- Daemonless operations
- Docker to Podman command mapping
- Pod design and secure grouping of services
- Networking, images, registries, and volumes
- Logging and metrics
- Hardening rules for containers and pods
- Full workflow chapters based on real tasks
