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by znpy 519 days ago
> They've got podman now:)

honest question: is it any stable?

I ask because last time I read about podman on FreeBSD it was at like alpha/pre-beta stage of development.
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rollcat 519 days ago
The Docker client (cli) is easy to port - it's mostly just an elaborate frontend to the socket/API. Every other OS just runs Linux in a VM. Focusing on integrating the VM with the usual development workflow is the lowest hanging fruit, provides the best ROI, and is relatively future-proof.

Unless you mean running containers in production - I think OCI is a much better target in that case.

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arccy 519 days ago
oci is just the image spec.

there's cri which describe a runtime api, but you still need an implementation for it, like containerd, cri-o, etc.

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notpublic 519 days ago
I have been using it for more than a year now in both production and at home. So far so good. Even GPU works out of the box in rootless mode without requiring any special privileges. edit: Redhat in production and Debian at home
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homebrewer 519 days ago
I think the question was about using podman on FreeBSD, which is the first time I'm hearing about it:

https://docs.vultr.com/how-to-install-podman-on-freebsd-14-0

Looks like it isn't using virtualization (unlike the crutches forced on users of the two major commercial OSes), which is great.

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redundantly 519 days ago
It can't run Linux based images, you have to find images compatible with FreeBSD or build your own.
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cyberpunk 519 days ago
I thought FreeBSD has a functional Linux emulation layer?
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znpy 519 days ago
Yeah podman on linux is so old it's not even a news anymore.

My question was about podman on FreeBSD.

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