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Dokploy + Podman on Alma Linux

[ Date: 2024-09-12 ]

Dokploy + Podman on Alma Linux

Deploying applications securely often means avoiding running containers as the root user. Podman is a daemonless, rootless alternative to Docker that shines on enterprise distributions like Alma Linux.

Why Podman?

Podman does not require a running daemon, which means fewer background processes and a smaller attack surface. Running containers rootless is a huge win for security.

Integrating Dokploy

Dokploy is an excellent alternative to Vercel/Heroku for self-hosting. To make it work seamlessly with Podman:

  1. Install Podman and podman-compose.
  2. Enable the podman socket: systemctl --user enable --now podman.socket.
  3. Export the DOCKER_HOST environment variable to point to the Podman socket: export DOCKER_HOST=unix:///run/user/1000/podman/podman.sock.
  4. Run the Dokploy installation script.

Conclusion

Combining the rock-solid stability of Alma Linux, the security of rootless Podman, and the developer experience of Dokploy results in a perfect self-hosted PaaS.