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27 Nov 23

Some things I've recently learned about Podman (and Docker)

  • Podman does not require a user to have unique permissions to use it.
  • Any user on a docker-enabled system that also is in the docker group can become root with one command
  • The "ADD" directive in a Containerfile or Dockerfile is considered more insecure than "COPY" because it can pull remote directories.
  • Podman was made with Docker command compatability in mind because the devs knew they'd never get market share otherwise.