Chapter 17: Managing Containers with Podman, Buildah, and Skopeo
In this chapter, we'll learn to use Podman and Red Hat Universal Base Image, also called UBI. Together, Podman and UBI provide users with the software they need to run, build, and share enterprise-quality containers on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
In recent years, understanding and using containers has become a key requirement for Red Hat systems administrators. In this chapter, we'll review the basics of containers, how containers work, and the standard tasks for managing containers.
You will learn how to run containers with simple commands, build enterprise-quality container images, and deploy them on a production system. You will also learn when to use more advanced tools such as Buildah and Skopeo.
These are the topics that will be covered in this chapter:
- Introduction to containers
- Running a container using Podman and UBI
- When to use Buildah and Skopeo