Documented steps

Install podman, then create a Linux VM with podman machine init (optionally giving it a name).
Start it with podman machine start and confirm with podman machine list or podman info.
All container commands (run, ps, build) then execute against this VM automatically.
SSH into the VM with podman machine ssh, copy files with podman machine cp, and stop it with podman machine stop.
Remove the VM with podman machine rm, or reset all machines and environment with podman machine reset.

Known gotchas

A virtual machine is required on macOS and Windows because containers are tied to the Linux kernel and do not run on other hosts; it is optional on Linux.
All podman machine commands are rootless-only.
Default providers by platform: qemu on Linux, libkrun on macOS (applehv is also available), wsl on Windows (hyperv also available).
Machine configuration lives under $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/containers/podman/machine/; changing $XDG_CONFIG_HOME while machines are running can cause unexpected behavior.

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Execute a command or open an interactive shell in a running podman container

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Create a custom podman network and connect containers to it

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