#containers Articles

Hand-writing Quadlet files works for one host. For a fleet, the containers.podman collection’s native Quadlet generation lets you describe containers as Ansible state, including secrets, registry logins, and templated configuration. A small Mastodon welcome bot makes a concrete example.

Podman runs on FreeBSD too - but without systemd, the workflow is different. This follow-up to my Linux Podman deep dive covers how to run both native FreeBSD and Linux OCI containers on FreeBSD, how container lifecycle management works without Quadlets, and how Podman complements Jails rather than replacing them.

An opinionated production-ops guide to Podman on Linux servers - why I prefer it over Docker, how Quadlets replace Compose files, and practical patterns from real deployments including secrets management, auto-updates, and Docker compatibility.

How I cut my blog’s CI/CD build time in half by baking dependencies into a custom container image and hosting it in Forgejo’s built-in OCI registry.

Deploying Keycloak 26 as an identity provider using Podman Quadlets with network segmentation, secret management, and systemd integration.