Podman

Enable the Docker plugin

This functionality relies on the Docker plugin, which is bundled and enabled in IntelliJ IDEA by default. If the relevant features are not available, make sure that you did not disable the plugin.

1. Press Ctrl+Alt+S to open settings and then select Plugins.

2. Open the Installed tab, find the Docker plugin, and select the checkbox next to the plugin name.

Run Podman

Starting from Podman version 3.2.0, you can use the podman machine set of commands to run a virtual machine with Podman.

1. Install Podman.

2. Initialize a new virtual machine:

   podman machine init --rootful=true

   For more information, see podman machine init.

3. Start the Podman virtual machine:

   podman machine start

   For more information, see podman machine start.

If successful, the output will contain a URL of the Podman API and the DOCKER_HOST variable with a value that you can use for connecting to Podman from IntelliJ IDEA or any other Docker client. For example:

Connect to Podman from IntelliJ IDEA

Because the Podman API is identical to the Docker Engine API, you can connect IntelliJ IDEA to the Podman service via TCP like you would connect to a Docker Engine API. For information about running Podman, see Run Podman.

1. Press Ctrl+Alt+S to open settings and then select Build, Execution, Deployment | Docker.

2. Click to add a Docker configuration.

3. Select TCP socket and specify the Podman API service URL in Engine API URL.

   If everything is correct, you should see Connection successful at the bottom of the page.

For more information, refer to Docker connection settings.