In this guide
Before you start
Prepare a compatible OCI image, required environment variables and listening ports. Determine which files must persist beyond the container lifecycle.
Step-by-step workflow
- Choose the image version
Use a compatible OCI image and confirm registry access. Prefer an explicit version so the release artifact is identifiable.
- Describe the process
Provide the environment variables and ports the application expects. Check its listening address and connections to backing services.
- Deploy and inspect
Follow the deployment state, then inspect the available logs for application startup. Test the configured endpoint from an intended client.
- Plan state and updates
Document where persistent data lives and what happens when the container restarts or the image changes. Keep a known working image and data recovery procedure.
Choose an image
Use a compatible OCI image and a published container offer. Confirm image access, startup requirements and architecture compatibility before deployment.
Environment and connectivity
Provide the environment variables and exposed ports required by your application through supported configuration fields. Keep secrets out of public image layers and documentation.
Operate the service
Inspect available logs and lifecycle actions in the container view. Check connectivity after deployment. Verify persistence and restart behavior for your selected configuration.
Runtime boundaries
Podman is the underlying runtime. This does not imply that every workload uses rootless execution or automatic scaling. Review the selected service and maintain its image, dependencies and data.
Check your result
The container starts with the expected configuration and its service can reach required dependencies. Verify logs and restart behavior.
If something does not work
If the workload exits, inspect its logs and startup requirements. For connection errors, check the application listen address, configured port and network access. Confirm registry access when an image cannot be retrieved.
- The process exits on startup
- Read the application logs and check required configuration, image architecture and dependency access.
- Files disappear after a change
- Check the storage and mount configuration. A container filesystem is not an independent data backup.