Larvitz  4d ago

Running Podman  in production for years now, and I don't miss the Docker daemon one bit.

I just published a deep dive on managing OCI containers the Unix way: daemonless, rootless, and natively integrated with systemd via Quadlets.

I cover:
- Real secrets management
- Auto-updates via systemd timers
- The Docker compatibility layer

This is the guide I wish I had when making the switch.

Read it here: https://blog.hofstede.it/podman-in-production-quadlets-secrets-auto-updates-and-docker-compatibility/

#Podman #Linux #DevOps #Systemd #Homelab #Sysadmin #Containers

Podman in Production: Quadlets, Secrets, Auto-Updates, and Docker Compatibility

An opinionated production-ops guide to Podman on Linux servers - why I prefer it over Docker, how Quadlets replace Compose files, and practical patterns from real deployments including secrets mana...

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Show threadreynir22h ago
@Larvitz hi! Thanks for sharing. FYI in your article you use '’' (U+2019 "Right Single Quotation Mark") for apostrophes in e.g. »isn’t« and this confuses my screenreader (thankfully I am sighted).
Show threadLarvitz  
@reynir hey, I honestly didn’t know that this messes around with screenreaders. Thank you for pointing that out. Once I’m back home during the weekend, I’ll replace them and publish a new revision with plain apostrophes for besser accessibility.
Apr 9 at 8:07amWeb
Show threadreynir22h ago
@Larvitz no worries! Neither did I honestly before today. Btw your post here also contains a U+2019 :D have a nice day
Show threadLarvitz  22h ago
@reynir interesting. I usually draft my technical articles in my native language (German) and then use assisted writing and translation tools to translate them into proper English. Need to check, if I can stop that from happening in the future.