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by tomp 619 days ago
Is anyone still using Docker?

I am, simply because I haven't "updated" my stack in a few years.

But are there any remaining arguments for using Docker instead of Podman (sudo-less docker alternative)?

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Both docker and podman support rootless containers. Podman is in no way "better" or "more modern" as you suggest, mostly everyone still uses docker.

https://docs.docker.com/engine/security/rootless/

https://github.com/containers/podman/blob/main/docs/tutorial...

If you have a complex compose setup* I guess that docker is still a good value.

Overall going with the most popular option has various benefits in terms of compatibility and support.

*Either in terms of many complex services or in terms of services like traefik that rely a lot on listening to the docker socket

I still use Docker, any particular reason why I should switch to Posman except it being daemonless?
Every 3rd party application that uses containers provide only instructions/support for docker.
If you add yourself to the docker group you don't need to use sudo.
Because you are basically root then