Podman
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Daemonless container engine for developing, managing, and running OCI containers with full Docker CLI compatibility and enhanced security through rootless execution.
Pros
- +No daemon required
- +Rootless containers by default
- +Full Docker CLI compatibility
- +Pod support (like Kubernetes pods)
- +Red Hat backed
Cons
- -Docker Compose support still maturing
- -Some Docker-specific features missing
- -Smaller community than Docker
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