Authenticate podman to a private registry with podman login

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Documented steps

  1. Log in to a registry: `podman login [options] [registry]` — with no registry it uses the first search registry from registries.conf.
  2. Supply credentials interactively, or non-interactively: `podman login -u user -p pass registry.example.com` (avoid -p on the command line in shared shells).
  3. Read the password from stdin instead: `echo $TOKEN | podman login -u user --password-stdin quay.io` — safe for CI/secrets.
  4. Supply it as a podman secret: `echo -n $TOKEN | podman secret create regtoken -` then `podman login --secret regtoken -u user quay.io`.
  5. Store creds in a persistent authfile so they survive reboot: `podman login --authfile ~/.config/containers/auth.json quay.io`.
  6. Verify the logged-in user: `podman login --get-login quay.io`; log out with `podman logout`.
  7. Official docs: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-login.1.html

Known gotchas

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