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We are evaluating the adoption of Podman instead of Docker for the creation of containers. We are using AKS as our container orchestrator in Azure. I am wondering if AKS is compatible with Podman?
It is my understanding that AKS comes with Docker already, would it also work with Podman? Are there extra configuration that need to be done or is this is something that cannot be done?
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Yes, this should be possible. Both Podman and AKS support Open Container Initiative (OCI) containers. This Microsoft Tutorial allows you to utilize either Docker or Podman. You might also find this RedHat article helpful: Build container images in OpenShift using Podman as a GitLab runner .
Podman is a RedHat product so it might be worth reaching out to them for specific guidance. You can Access the Red Hat Customer Portal from Azure by integrating your accounts.
Hope this helps! Let me know if you still need further assistance.
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This confuses me. I understand we can push OCI compatible products to ACR (docker, helm, podman, etc), but what is saying that AKS will use podman in its pods. Doesn't AKS pull using docker and run in the docker daemon? Is there a way to specify to use PodMan? Taking this a step further, is this also available with Azure's other services like Function Apps?
Same questions as Ethan.
Sorry for the confusion. I misunderstood what the ask was. Currently the default and only runtime for Linux in AKS is containerd.
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