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### Start a podman machine with default output

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_sources/markdown/podman-machine-start.1.md.txt

Starts the specified machine (myvm) and displays the startup output, including rootless mode notice, API forwarding socket path, and instructions for installing the system helper service and setting DOCKER_HOST.

```bash
$ podman machine start myvm
Starting machine "myvm"
This machine is currently configured in rootless mode. If your containers
require root permissions (e.g. ports < 1024), or if you run into compatibility
issues with non-podman clients, you can switch using the following command:

	podman machine set --rootful myvm

API forwarding listening on: /var/folders/my/k1kpd8ds7p938mchyb1r_4mw0000gn/T/podman/myvm-api.sock

The system helper service is not installed; the default Docker API socket
address can't be used by podman. If you would like to install it, run the following commands:

        sudo /opt/homebrew/Cellar/podman/5.2.4/bin/podman-mac-helper install
        podman machine stop myvm; podman machine start myvm

You can still connect Docker API clients by setting DOCKER_HOST using the
following command in your terminal session:

        export DOCKER_HOST='unix:///var/folders/my/k1kpd8ds7p938mchyb1r_4mw0000gn/T/podman/myvm-api.sock'

Machine "myvm" started successfully
```

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### Enable a container on boot with [Install] WantedBy=default.target in Quadlet

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-systemd.unit.5.html

Add an [Install] section with WantedBy=default.target to a container definition unit file so the service starts on boot, emulating systemctl enable for transient units. Only Alias, WantedBy, RequiredBy, and UpheldBy are supported.

```ini
[Install]
WantedBy=default.target

```

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### Enable service on boot and verify with systemd-analyze

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-quadlet-basic-usage.7.html

To start a container on system boot, include a [Install] section with WantedBy=multi-user.target. If systemctl cannot find foo.service, likely a syntax error exists; run the verify command to find details.

```ini
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
```

```bash
systemd-analyze --user --generators=true verify foo.service
```

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### Enable container on boot with WantedBy=multi-user.target

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_sources/markdown/podman-container.unit.5.md.txt

Include an [Install] section with WantedBy=multi-user.target to ensure the container starts on boot. Only Alias=, WantedBy=, RequiredBy=, and UpheldBy= keys are supported.

```ini
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

```

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### Install Quadlet from a URL

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_sources/markdown/podman-quadlet-install.1.md.txt

Installs a Quadlet file from a web URL. The output shows the installed unit file path.

```bash
$ podman quadlet install https://github.com/containers/podman/blob/main/test/e2e/quadlet/basic.container
/home/user/.config/containers/systemd/basic.container
```

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### Start a machine with --no-info (no informational tips)

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-machine-start.1.html

Start the machine named 'myvm' while suppressing informational tips with the --no-info flag. The output is limited to the starting and success messages.

```shell
$ podman machine start --no-info myvm
Starting machine "myvm"
Machine "myvm" started successfully

```

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### Start a podman machine with --no-info

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_sources/markdown/podman-machine-start.1.md.txt

Starts the machine myvm while suppressing informational tips, showing only the starting and success messages.

```bash
$ podman machine start --no-info myvm
Starting machine "myvm"
Machine "myvm" started successfully
```

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### Examples of podman machine ssh usage

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_sources/markdown/podman-machine-ssh.1.md.txt

Examples from the EXAMPLES section. The first starts an interactive session with the default machine, the second runs a command inside the default machine, and the third runs a command inside a specified machine.

```console
$ podman machine ssh
```

```console
$ podman machine ssh myvm
```

```console
$ podman machine ssh myvm rpm -q podman
```

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### Start webserver.service

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_sources/markdown/podman-quadlet-basic-usage.7.md.txt

Deploy the web server container.

```bash
cp webserver.container ~/.config/containers/systemd/
systemctl --user daemon-reload
systemctl --user start webserver.service
```

```bash
sudo cp webserver.container /etc/containers/systemd/
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl start webserver.service
```

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### Show machine configuration details with --format

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-machine-inspect.1.html

Show machine configuration details (rootful setting and user-mode networking) with a Go template. The example output indicates rootless mode and user-mode networking enabled for the default machine.

```console
$ podman machine inspect --format "{{.Name}}: {{.State}} (Rootful: {{.Rootful}}, User Networking: {{.UserModeNetworking}})"
podman-machine-default: running (Rootful: false, User Networking: true)


```

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### Run the built hello image

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/Introduction.html

Run the newly built hello image from the local cache with `podman run -it hello`. The output shows the application's welcome message and project links.

```bash
podman run -it hello

```

```text
!... Hello Podman World ...!

         .--"--.
       / -     - \
      / (O)   (O) \
   ~~~| -=(,Y,)=- |
    .---. /`  \   |~~
 ~/  o  o \~~~~.----. ~~
  | =(X)= |~  / (O (O) \
   ~~~~~~~  ~| =(Y_)=-  |
  ~~~~    ~~~|   U      |~~

Project:   https://github.com/containers/podman
Website:   https://podman.io
Desktop:   https://podman-desktop.io
Documents: https://docs.podman.io
YouTube:   https://youtube.com/@Podman
X/Twitter: @Podman_io
Mastodon:  @Podman_io@fosstodon.org

```

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### Generated systemd unit file for a container

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_sources/markdown/podman-generate-systemd.1.md.txt

Example of a systemd unit file generated by Podman 1.8.0 for a container. It starts the container with `podman start` and stops it with `podman stop -t 1`. The service uses `Type=forking` and a PID file.

```ini
# container-de1e3223b1b888bc02d0962dd6cb5855eb00734061013ffdd3479d225abacdc6.service
# autogenerated by Podman 1.8.0
# Wed Mar 09 09:46:45 CEST 2020

[Unit]
Description=Podman container-de1e3223b1b888bc02d0962dd6cb5855eb00734061013ffdd3479d225abacdc6.service
Documentation=man:podman-generate-systemd(1)
Wants=network-online.target
After=network-online.target
RequiresMountsFor=/var/run/container/storage

[Service]
Restart=always
ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman start de1e3223b1b888bc02d0962dd6cb5855eb00734061013ffdd3479d225abacdc6
ExecStop=/usr/bin/podman stop \
        -t 1 de1e3223b1b888bc02d0962dd6cb5855eb00734061013ffdd3479d225abacdc6
KillMode=none
Type=forking
PIDFile=/run/user/1000/overlay-containers/de1e3223b1b888bc02d0962dd6cb5855eb00734061013ffdd3479d225abacdc6/userdata/conmon.pid

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
```

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### Dynamic allocation example with --network

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-pod-create.1.html

Example of dynamic allocation with multi-subnet networks. Since fewer IPs than subnets are specified, remaining subnets get dynamically allocated IPs. Configures eth0 with 10.89.0.10 (primary) and 10.90.0.20 (secondary).

```bash
podman network create --subnet 10.89.0.0/24 --subnet 10.90.0.0/24 mynet
podman run --network mynet:ip=10.89.0.10,ip=10.90.0.20 alpine

```

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### Assemble and push multi-arch manifest from separately built images

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_sources/markdown/podman-manifest.1.md.txt

Creates a manifest list from images tagged by architecture, adds each image with 'podman manifest add', then pushes with --all. The add argument order is <manifest> then <image>, and --all is required to push all contents.

```bash
$ REPO=example.com/example/shazam
$ podman manifest create $REPO:latest
$ for IMGTAG in amd64 s390x ppc64le arm64; do \
          podman manifest add $REPO:latest docker://$REPO:IMGTAG; \
      done
$ podman manifest push --all $REPO:latest
```

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### Initialize and start Podman machine in one step

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_sources/markdown/podman-machine-init.1.md.txt

Initializes and starts a new Podman machine in one step using the --now flag.

```bash
$ podman machine init --now
```

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### Start with-volume.service

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_sources/markdown/podman-quadlet-basic-usage.7.md.txt

Deploy and check the status of the container using the volume.

```bash
cp with-volume.container ~/.config/containers/systemd/
systemctl --user daemon-reload
systemctl --user start with-volume.service
systemctl --user status with-volume.service
```

```bash
sudo cp with-volume.container /etc/containers/systemd/
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl start with-volume.service
sudo systemctl status with-volume.service
```

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### POST /libpod/containers/{name}/init

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html

Initializes a container by performing all necessary setup tasks without starting it. Requires the container name or ID as a path parameter.

```APIDOC
## POST /libpod/containers/{name}/init

### Description
Performs all tasks necessary for initializing the container but does not start the container.

### Method
POST

### Endpoint
/libpod/containers/{name}/init

### Parameters
#### Path Parameters
- **name** (string) - Required - The name or ID of the container

### Response
#### Success Response (204)
No error

#### Error Responses
- **304** - Container already initialized
- **404** - No such container
- **500** - Internal server error

#### Response Example (404)
```json
{
  "cause": "API root cause",
  "message": "human error message",
  "response": 400
}
```
```

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### AddDevice example: --device=/dev/sdc:/dev/xvdc:rwm

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-container.unit.5.html

Shows the format for adding a host device to a container: HOST-DEVICE:CONTAINER-DEVICE:PERMISSIONS. The example maps /dev/sdc to /dev/xvdc with read, write, and mknod permissions.

```text
--device=/dev/sdc:/dev/xvdc:rwm
```

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### Symlink a templated container instance

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_sources/markdown/podman-container.unit.5.md.txt

Symlink a templated container unit to create an instance. For example, linking foo@.container to foo@bar.container enables starting that instance.

```bash
ln -s foo@.container foo@bar.container

```

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### Create the volume service

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_sources/markdown/podman-quadlet-basic-usage.7.md.txt

Start the service to initialize the volume.

```bash
systemctl --user start mydata-volume.service
```

```bash
systemctl start mydata-volume.service
```

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### Minimal Quadlet container unit

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_sources/markdown/podman-container.unit.5.md.txt

Minimal Quadlet container unit file with a [Unit], [Container], and [Install] section. Add it with a .container suffix, then enable it with systemctl to start the container.

```ini
[Unit]
Description=A minimal container

[Container]
Image=quay.io/centos/centos:latest
Exec=sleep 60

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

```

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### Example systemd unit file for a Podman pod

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_sources/markdown/podman-generate-systemd.1.md.txt

A sample systemd unit file generated by Podman, showing the [Unit], [Service], and [Install] sections required for managing a pod as a service.

```ini
# pod-systemd-pod.service
# autogenerated by Podman 1.8.0
# Wed Mar 09 09:52:37 CEST 2020

[Unit]
Description=Podman pod-systemd-pod.service
Documentation=man:podman-generate-systemd(1)
Requires=container-amazing_chandrasekhar.service container-jolly_shtern.service
Before=container-amazing_chandrasekhar.service container-jolly_shtern.service
Wants=network-online.target
After=network-online.target
RequiresMountsFor=/var/run/container/storage

[Service]
Restart=on-failure
ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman start 77a818221650-infra
ExecStop=/usr/bin/podman stop \
        -t 10 77a818221650-infra
KillMode=none
Type=forking
PIDFile=/run/user/1000/overlay-containers/ccfd5c71a088768774ca7bd05888d55cc287698dde06f475c8b02f696a25adcd/userdata/conmon.pid

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
```

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### Start a named machine

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-machine-start.1.html

Start a specific machine by name. The output shows that the machine is configured in rootless mode names 'myvm' and includes a command to switch to rootful mode if needed. It also notes that the Docker API socket is at a temporary path and suggests commands to install the system helper and set the DOCKER_HOST environment variable.

```shell
$ podman machine start myvm
Starting machine "myvm"
This machine is currently configured in rootless mode. If your containers
require root permissions (e.g. ports < 1024), or if you run into compatibility
issues with non-podman clients, you can switch using the following command:

	podman machine set --rootful myvm

API forwarding listening on: /var/folders/my/k1kpd8ds7p938mchyb1r_4mw0000gn/T/podman/myvm-api.sock

The system helper service is not installed; the default Docker API socket
address can't be used by podman. If you would like to install it, run the following commands:

        sudo /opt/homebrew/Cellar/podman/5.2.4/bin/podman-mac-helper install
        podman machine stop myvm; podman machine start myvm

You can still connect Docker API clients by setting DOCKER_HOST using the
following command in your terminal session:

        export DOCKER_HOST='unix:///var/folders/my/k1kpd8ds7p938mchyb1r_4mw0000gn/T/podman/myvm-api.sock'

Machine "myvm" started successfully

```

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### Drop-in for sleep@10.container

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_sources/markdown/podman-systemd.unit.5.md.txt

Drop-in file for a sleep@10.container instance. It overrides the image to use a different container image. The instance inherits the template's [Install] settings and starts at boot.

```ini
[Container]
Image=quay.io/centos/centos

```

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### Initialize default Podman machine with USB device passthrough (vendor/product)

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_sources/markdown/podman-machine-init.1.md.txt

Initializes the default Podman machine with a USB device passthrough specified with vendor and product options. Only supported for QEMU machines.

```bash
$ podman machine init --usb vendor=13d3,product=5406
```

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### Deploy from local YAML unit file

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-kube.unit.5.html

Example systemd unit file that uses the [Kube] section with Yaml=/opt/k8s/deployment.yml to deploy a Kubernetes YAML-based service. Includes [Unit] and [Install] sections with WantedBy=multi-user.target default.target.

```ini
[Unit]
Description=A kubernetes yaml based service
Before=local-fs.target

[Kube]
Yaml=/opt/k8s/deployment.yml

[Install]
# Start by default on boot
WantedBy=multi-user.target default.target

```

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### Assign XFS project IDs with xfs_quota

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-volume-create.1.html

Commands to assign project IDs to the storage driver directories using xfs_quota. The example configures overlay storage and volumes with start offsets to prevent conflicts with containers/storage.

```bash
echo 100000:/var/lib/containers/storage/overlay >> /etc/projects
echo 200000:/var/lib/containers/storage/volumes >> /etc/projects
echo storage:100000 >> /etc/projid
echo volumes:200000 >> /etc/projid
xfs_quota -x -c 'project -s storage volumes' /<xfs mount point>

```

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### Pod and container example

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_sources/markdown/podman-systemd.unit.5.md.txt

Example of a pod unit and a container unit that runs inside the pod.

```ini
[Pod]
PodName=test
```

```ini
[Container]
Image=quay.io/centos/centos:latest
Exec=sh -c "sleep inf"
Pod=test.pod
```

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### Pod with one-shot startup task example

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_sources/markdown/podman-systemd.unit.5.md.txt

Example of a pod with a one-shot startup task and an application container that depends on it. The pod uses ExitPolicy=continue, the startup task runs once, and the app container waits for it.

```ini
[Pod]
PodName=test
ExitPolicy=continue
```

```ini
[Service]
Type=oneshot
RemainAfterExit=yes

[Container]
Pod=test.pod
Image=quay.io/centos/centos:latest
Exec=sh -c "echo 'setup starting'; sleep 2; echo 'setup complete'"
```

```ini
[Unit]
Requires=startup-task.container
After=startup-task.container

[Container]
Pod=test.pod
Image=quay.io/centos/centos:latest
Exec=sh -c "echo 'app running.'; sleep 30"
```

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### Deploy from local YAML with podman-kube systemd unit

Source: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_sources/markdown/podman-kube.unit.5.md.txt

Use this systemd unit file to deploy a Kubernetes YAML service with podman-kube. The [Kube] section specifies the YAML file path, and the [Install] section enables starting by default on boot.

```ini
[Unit]
Description=A kubernetes yaml based service
Before=local-fs.target

[Kube]
Yaml=/opt/k8s/deployment.yml

[Install]
# Start by default on boot
WantedBy=multi-user.target default.target
```
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