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% podman-machine-init(1)
NAME
podman-machine-init - Initialize a new virtual machine
SYNOPSIS
podman machine init [options] [name]
DESCRIPTION
Initialize a new virtual machine for Podman.
Podman on macOS requires a virtual machine. This is because containers are Linux - containers do not run on any other OS because containers' core functionality are tied to the Linux kernel.
podman machine init initializes a new Linux virtual machine where containers are run. SSH keys are automatically generated to access the VM, and system connections to the root account and a user account inside the VM are added.
OPTIONS
--cpus=number
Number of CPUs.
--disk-size=number
Size of the disk for the guest VM in GB.
--ignition-path
Fully qualified path of the ignition file.
If an ignition file is provided, the file will be copied into the user's CONF_DIR and renamed. Additionally, no SSH keys will be generated nor will a system connection be made. It is assumed that the user will do these things manually or handle otherwise.
--image-path
Fully qualified path of the uncompressed image file
--memory, -m=number
Memory (in MB).
--help
Print usage statement.
EXAMPLES
$ podman machine init myvm
$ podman machine init --device=/dev/xvdc:rw myvm
$ podman machine init --memory=1024 myvm
SEE ALSO
podman-machine (1)
HISTORY
March 2021, Originally compiled by Ashley Cui acui@redhat.com