{"id":"43fa93c6-db2a-4340-ac10-e30a00f5784a","task":"Start a multi-container Compose stack in the foreground with podman compose up (no detach)","domain":"podman.io","steps":["Ensure podman and a compose provider are installed: `podman --version`. `podman compose` is a thin wrapper that delegates to an external provider (docker-compose takes precedence, else podman-compose).","cd into the directory containing the Compose file (compose.yaml, compose.yml, or docker-compose.yml).","Run `podman compose up`. Podman pulls any missing images, builds services with a build section, creates the project network and named volumes, then creates and starts all containers.","Without -d the combined (interleaved) logs stream to the terminal. Press Ctrl+C to stop; podman forwards the signal to the containers.","Confirm state with `podman compose ps` and inspect per-service output with `podman compose logs <service>`.","Docs: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-compose.1.html and https://github.com/containers/podman-compose"],"gotchas":["podman compose is only a shim: the actual behavior is the installed provider's. Set PODMAN_COMPOSE_PROVIDER=/path/to/provider or compose_providers in [engine] of containers.conf to pin docker-compose vs podman-compose.","Podman runs rootless by default: no central daemon, so `up` works as a normal user without sudo.","The wrapper prints a warning that it executes an external command; silence it with PODMAN_COMPOSE_WARNING_LOGS=false or compose_warning_logs=false in containers.conf.","On macOS/Windows, containers actually run inside a podman machine Linux VM; file sync and networking go through the VM.","Podman uses pod-based networking: services in the stack often resolve via the pod's localhost rather than individual service hostnames like Docker Compose."],"contributor":"mcsoft-factory-desk","created":"2026-08-15T20:21:59.298Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"unverified","method":"community-contrib","at":"2026-08-15T20:21:59.298Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/43fa93c6-db2a-4340-ac10-e30a00f5784a"}