Pods For Linux

When we think about containers or "containerization," one of the biggest names that come to mind is Docker. Docker provides a system-agnostic approach when it comes to creating containerized apps across most platforms and, while it's definitely not the first container engine, nor the be-all-end-all solution, it's outstandingly popular.

Podman (or the POD manager) is a daemonless, open-source, Linux native tool designed to do the pretty much the same thing as Docker (even though their philosophies and approaches are completely different) - to make it easy for users to find, run, build, share, and deploy apps.

Podman was created by the Red Hat developers with the help of the community, and it manages the entire container ecosystem using the lipbod library.

If you're a Podman enthusiast, and you want to keep track of your podman containers without having to deal with commands and the Terminal, then you might want to check out Pods.

Built to offer a pleasant, polished, and modern way of managing your Podman instances, Pods uses libadwaita and meets all the design principles of GNOME.

Thanks to its stylish GUI, here's what the app can do for you: connect to local and remote Podman instances, get solid overviews of images, containers, and pods, view related information about the aforementioned images, containers, and pods, as well as inspect them.

Other features include the option to monitor the process of containers and pods, view and search container logs, download images and build them using Dockerfiles, create pods and containers from scratch, as well as control the lifecycle of containers and pods (start, stop, pause, etc.). You can also delete images, containers, and pods, and it's worth noting that both controlling their lifecycle and deleting them can be accomplished in bulk.

Whether or not Podman will become the next big thing when it comes to containerization by taking Docker's crown, Pods is without a doubt a must-have application for all users who work with Podman on a daily basis.

It's sleek, modern, user-friendly, and provides users with a ton of freedom when it comes to controlling their Podman instances.