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Setting up Podman on Windows with MSYS2
This guide walks through the process of setting up Podman on Windows using MSYS2, including the installation of required tools and configuration steps.
Prerequisites
1. Install MSYS2
Download and install MSYS2 from the official website:
2. Update MSYS2
Update the package database and base packages:
pacman -Syuu
Run this command multiple times until no updates are available.
Required Tools Installation
3. Install SSH
pacman -S openssh
4. Install Podman and Compose
pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-podman
pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-podman-compose
5. Install Astro CLI
- Download the Windows x64 binary from Astro CLI Releases
- Place the binary in
C:\msys64\usr\bin
Podman Configuration
6. Initialize Podman Machine
podman machine init
7. Configure Rootful Mode (Optional)
If you need rootful mode:
podman machine set --rootful
8. Start Podman Machine
podman machine start
9. Install Docker Credential Helper
- Download the Windows AMD64 binary from Docker Credential Helpers Releases
Example: docker-credential-wincred-v0.8.2.windows-amd64.exe
- Rename and copy the binary to
C:\msys64\usr\bin\docker-credential-wincred.exeandC:\msys64\usr\bin\docker-credential-desktop.exe(this is purely because astro-cli is reverting back to dockerdesktop credential helper for starting local deployment)
10. Configure Container Authentication
Create the authentication configuration file:
mkdir -p ~/.config/containers
echo '{"credHelpers": {"docker.io": "wincred"}}' > ~/.config/containers/auth.json
export REGISTRY_AUTH_FILE=~/.config/containers/auth.json
Do Not Configure Docker Host
⚠️ WARNING: DO NOT SET THIS ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE ⚠️
The following environment variable setting can cause conflicts with Podman's functionality:
# DO NOT USE - Left here for reference only
export DOCKER_HOST=npipe:////./pipe/docker_engine
Podman has its own socket configuration and doesn't require Docker's pipe configuration.
Ready to Use
You can now use Astro CLI commands:
-
astro dev init- Initialize a new project -
astro dev start- Start development environment -
astro dev parse- Parse configurations -
astro dev kill- Stop development environment
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Abhishek
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