2.4. Running a container image

Prerequisites

• The container-tools meta-package is installed.

Procedure

• Run the container by using the podman run command with the appropriate options. For example, to run the container named mybootc based on the quay.io/<namespace>/<image>:<tag> container image:

  $ podman run -it --rm --name mybootc quay.io/<namespace>/<image>:<tag> /bin/bash

  • The -i option creates an interactive session. Without the -i option, the shell opens and then exits.
  • The -t option opens a terminal session. Without the -t option, the shell stays open, but you cannot type anything to the shell.
  • The --rm option removes the quay.io/<namespace>/<image>:<tag> container image after the container exits.

Verification

• List all running containers:

  $ podman ps
  CONTAINER ID  IMAGE                                    COMMAND          CREATED        STATUS            PORTS   NAMES
  7ccd6001166e  quay.io/<namespace>/<image>:<tag>  /sbin/init  6 seconds ago  Up 5 seconds ago          mybootc