The 5 things to know being a Docker user by using Podman Desktop:

• Use a single UI: Podman Desktop works with several container engines, including Docker.
• The compatibility mode: How to ensure tools are working with Podman instead of Docker.
• Compose support: How to work with Compose files and Podman.
• Kubernetes support: How to use Kubernetes with Podman.
• Security: Use rootless mode or containers without root privileges.

This release note covers Podman Desktop 0.12 release changes.

• Podman Version: Podman 4.4.1 now included in Windows and Mac installers.
• Containers Configuration: Configure port mappings for an image without exported ports.
• Windows Home Support: Podman Desktop now supports Windows Home Edition.
• Start minimized: Option to start Podman Desktop minimized to system tray.
• UX and UI Improvements: Consistent actions, placeholder for logs, unified icons and others.

Podman Desktop 0.12 is now available. Click here to download it!

This release note covers Podman Desktop 0.11 release changes.

• Air-Gapped Installation: New all-in-one binaries for air-gapped installation.
• Feedback: Submit feedback directly from Podman Desktop.
• Docker Compatibility Mode: Information about the Docker compatibility mode.
• Proxy Setting: Toggle on/off the proxy setting.
• Deploy to Kubernetes: Select the namespace to deploy to Kubernetes.
• Registry Configuration: Simplified registry configuration for well known registries.
• UX/UI Improvements: View pod's container logs, better visual feedback, configurable editor font size, and more.

Podman Desktop 0.11 is now available. Click here to download it!

This release note covers Podman Desktop 0.10 release changes.

• Containers Configuration: Container creation wizzard allowing to define environment variables, networking and more configuration options.
• Kubernetes Improvements: Play Kubernetes YAML, custom Kubeconfig path support, reload of kube context.
• Registries Configuration: Revamped registries configuration UI.
• Podman Version: Podman 4.3.1 now included in Windows and Mac installers.
• UX/UI Improvements: Improved lists, better contrast, and more.

Podman Desktop 0.10 is now available. Click here to download it!

GitHub announced last week that Codespaces is available for everyone and it includes free minutes.

Let see how we can use a Development Container having all the tools to build and run Podman Desktop. The Development Container works locally using Visual Studio Code but in this blog post we will see how it works directly with a simple click from GitHub.

The challenges are to run a desktop tool (Podman Desktop) and running a container engine (Podman) inside this Development Container without using too many memory !