Pre-fetch Compose service images from a registry with podman compose pull
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Documented steps
cd into the Compose project directory.
Run `podman compose pull` to download images for all services that specify an image: (not a local build).
Pull only selected services: `podman compose pull web`.
Use `--ignore-pull-failures` to continue even if one image fails to pull.
Authenticate to private registries first with `podman login <registry>`.
Docs: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-compose.1.html and https://github.com/containers/podman-compose
Known gotchas
pull needs network + registry credentials; public images need no login, private ones need `podman login` and the matching credential helpers.
Services with a build: section and no image: are NOT pulled — podman compose pull skips them (they're built locally).
The wrapper delegates to the provider, so auth-file behavior follows the provider (docker-compose reads ~/.docker/config.json; podman-compose uses podman's auth.json).
A failed pull for a required image leaves `up` unable to start; fix credentials then pull again.
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