Podman Zero-to-Expert Course (Draft)

This is a course-in-a-repo for taking a learner from zero container knowledge to running rootless Podman services with systemd (Quadlet), with strong security and troubleshooting fundamentals.

How To Use This Repo

• Read the modules in modules/ in order.
• Do the labs as you go; each module includes a small checklist.
• Keep everything rootless unless the module explicitly says otherwise.

Structure

• COURSE_OUTLINE.md: the full syllabus and learning goals
• MODULES.md: reading order
• modules/: lesson content (Markdown)
• cheatsheets/: quick references
• examples/: example YAML and unit files
• ASSESSMENTS.md: practical exams and rubrics
• FAQ.md: common gotchas and fast fixes

Suggested path:

• Start with modules/00-setup.md
• Continue in numeric order

Safety

• Prefer rootless Podman.
• Never put secret material in images, unit files, or logs.
• If you are on a shared system, treat this repo's lab values as examples only.

Conventions

• Secrets are delivered as files mounted at runtime (not environment variables).
• Production baseline uses rootless Podman + systemd user services (Quadlet-first).

Suggested Pacing

See COURSE_OUTLINE.md for rough time estimates per module.

License

This project is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

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