How to Install Podman on Windows 11

Introduction

Podman is a popular open-source container tool that is used to manage containers. In this tutorial, we will be showing you how to install Podman on Windows 11.

Prerequisites

• Windows 11 operating system
• Basic knowledge of command line

Steps

1. Firstly, download the Podman installation package from the official Podman website https://podman.io.
2. After downloading the Podman package, extract the package to your desired location on your Windows 11 machine.
3. Open the command prompt and navigate to the extracted directory.
4. Run the following command to install the necessary dependencies:

.\podman.exe machine init

5. Once the dependencies are installed, run the following command to start the Podman daemon:

.\podman.exe machine start

6. To test the installation and the Podman daemon, run the following command:

.\podman.exe info

This will display information about the Podman installation and the Podman daemon.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Podman on your Windows 11 machine. With Podman, you can easily manage your containers seamlessly on Windows 11.

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