---
title: "How to Use Different Container Runtimes: Docker, Podman, and Containerd Explained"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/bhnlg5dzh
source_url: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-use-different-container-runtimes-docker-podman-and-containerd-explained/
type: share
source: "DevOps Daily"
author: "Bobby Iliev"
published: 2026-02-23T15:03:53.789Z
updated: 2026-02-23T15:03:53.792Z
tags: ["kubernetes", "docker", "containers"]
upvotes: 3
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# How to Use Different Container Runtimes: Docker, Podman, and Containerd Explained

**[DevOps Daily](https://daily.dev/sources/devopsdaily)** · [@bobbyiliev](https://daily.dev/bobbyiliev) · 3 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

A practical comparison of three container runtimes — Docker, Podman, and containerd — covering installation, core commands, and real-world use cases. Docker serves as the familiar baseline; Podman offers a daemonless, rootless alternative with native pod support and Kubernetes YAML generation; containerd provides the smallest footprint for edge and production Kubernetes environments. All three runtimes follow OCI standards, making images fully portable across them via registries or tar export/import. Includes a command reference table and guidance on when to choose each runtime.

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