Saying Goodbye to Kubernetes' CPU Hog: Podman's Lightweight Container Automation
2025-05-05
In 2018, the author experimented with Kubernetes for container orchestration. While enjoying the automated deployment, Kubernetes' high resource consumption proved troublesome. Eventually, they discovered Podman—a lightweight Docker alternative. Combined with systemd and user lingering login, it achieved similar automated updates as Kubernetes, but with significantly reduced resource usage, making their server run faster and more energy-efficiently. This post shares the author's experience migrating from Kubernetes to Podman and how to utilize Podman, systemd, and user lingering login for automated container updates, providing a new perspective for developers seeking lightweight container orchestration solutions.
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