Podman Desktop Surpasses 3 Million Downloads!

2025-09-24
Podman Desktop Surpasses 3 Million Downloads!

Podman Desktop, a desktop application for managing containers and Kubernetes, has achieved a remarkable milestone of 3 million downloads! This success is attributed to strong community support and continuous improvements, including smoother Kubernetes workflows, enhanced Docker compatibility, and daily usability enhancements. Podman Desktop has also joined the CNCF Sandbox project and is seeing increasing enterprise adoption. The team expresses gratitude for user feedback and commits to ongoing improvements, providing developers with an even more streamlined container and Kubernetes management experience.

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Podman Quadlets: Lightweight Container Orchestration

2025-04-14
Podman Quadlets: Lightweight Container Orchestration

Kubernetes can be overkill for smaller-scale use cases or development. Podman Quadlets offer a lightweight alternative, using systemd to declaratively manage containers and simplify deploying multi-container applications. Simple configuration files (*.container, *.pod, *.image) allow for creating, starting, and managing containers, including features like automatic restarts. The Podman Desktop Quadlet extension enhances usability with a visual interface for managing Quadlets, including generation, editing, and log viewing, making container management more efficient and less complex.

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