containers/podman-compose

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6204 stars · 619 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A single-file Python CLI that implements the Compose Spec, running docker-compose.yml files with Podman as the backend. It emphasizes a rootless, daemon-less process model by directly executing podman commands.

Use cases

• run docker-compose.yml with podman
• replace docker-compose with a rootless alternative
• orchestrate multi-container apps without a daemon
• develop containerized apps locally without Docker
• use compose files on rootless podman setups

When to choose

• you use Podman instead of Docker and want compose compatibility
• you want rootless, daemon-less container orchestration on a single machine
• you want a lightweight pip-installable compose tool

When to avoid

• you need multi-node clustering - use Kubernetes, OKD, or k3s instead
• you rely on advanced docker-compose features not covered by the Compose Spec
• you run legacy podman (<3.1) without using the 0.1.x branch

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

container-runtime deployment cli developer-tools developer-tools self-hosted cli python cross-platform podman docker-compose compose-spec rootless-containers daemonless containers devops linux

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