Comment by sureglymop

3 days ago

I use rootless podman in socket mode but use the docker CLI (just the CLI, no daemon or service or messing with iptables) as the frontend. Can recommend!

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bityard  3 days ago

What does the docker CLI give you that the podman CLI doesn't? (Surely you aren't suggesting that `docker compose` works with a podman rootless daemon?)

  • figmert  2 days ago

    It certainly does!

    For what it's worth, podman has also a thin wrapper around docker compose (podman compose) which can also automatically select `podman-compose`.

    Note:

    - `podman-compose` is an early attempt at remaking `docker-compose` but for Podman.

    - Later Podman wrote a Docker compatible socket instead, which can work with most docker clis that accept a `DOCKER_HOST` argument, including `docker` and `docker-compose` (both v1 and v2)

    - `podman compose` is a thin wrapper that automatically selects `docker-compose` or `podman-compose` depending on which is installed.