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102 changes: 102 additions & 0 deletions .github/workflows/platform-matrix.yml
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Expand Up @@ -57,3 +57,105 @@ jobs:
- run: npm run check -w run-spaceapp
- run: npm run pack:dry-run -w run-spaceapp
- run: node packages/run-spaceapp/bin/spaceapp.mjs --version

podman:
name: Podman / ubuntu-latest / Node 22.23.0
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
timeout-minutes: 30
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
with:
persist-credentials: false

- uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
with:
node-version: "22.23.0"
cache: npm

- name: Install Podman and docker-compose provider
run: |
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y ca-certificates curl gnupg lsb-release uidmap slirp4netns fuse-overlayfs
if ! command -v podman &>/dev/null || [ "$(printf '%s\n' "5.0.0" "$(podman --version | awk '{print $3}')" | sort -V | head -n1)" != "5.0.0" ]; then
curl -fsSL -o /tmp/podman-static.tar.gz https://github.com/mgoltzsche/podman-static/releases/latest/download/podman-linux-amd64.tar.gz
sudo tar -xzf /tmp/podman-static.tar.gz -C /

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Strip the archive’s top-level directory during installation.

When the runner has no Podman or has Podman below 5.0.0, this branch downloads the static archive. The archive contains podman-linux-amd64/usr and podman-linux-amd64/etc. Extracting it into / leaves the binary under /podman-linux-amd64/usr, not on PATH. The later version check therefore fails instead of upgrading Podman. Strip the top-level directory when extracting. (github.com)

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--- "a/.github/workflows/platform-matrix.yml"
+++ "b/.github/workflows/platform-matrix.yml"
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
           sudo apt-get install -y ca-certificates curl gnupg lsb-release uidmap slirp4netns fuse-overlayfs
           if ! command -v podman &>/dev/null || [ "$(printf '%s\n' "5.0.0" "$(podman --version | awk '{print $3}')" | sort -V | head -n1)" != "5.0.0" ]; then
             curl -fsSL -o /tmp/podman-static.tar.gz https://github.com/mgoltzsche/podman-static/releases/latest/download/podman-linux-amd64.tar.gz
-            sudo tar -xzf /tmp/podman-static.tar.gz -C /
+            sudo tar -xzf /tmp/podman-static.tar.gz --strip-components=1 -C /
             hash -r
           fi
           sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
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hash -r
fi
sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y docker-compose-plugin
podman_version=$(podman --version | awk '{print $3}')
echo "Podman version: $podman_version"
required="5.0.0"
if [ "$(printf '%s\n' "$required" "$podman_version" | sort -V | head -n1)" != "$required" ]; then
echo "Podman $podman_version is older than required $required"
exit 1
fi
podman compose version
- name: Install workspace dependencies
run: npm ci
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sed -n '57,125p' .github/workflows/platform-matrix.yml
sed -n '25,65p' packages/run-spaceapp/src/engine.mjs

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L2: podman-compose - Run Compose workloads via an external compose provider
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L5: 
L6: podman compose [options] [command [arg …]]
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L8: 
L9: podman compose is a thin wrapper around an external compose provider such as docker-compose or podman-compose. This means that `podman compose` is executing another tool that implements the compose functionality but sets up the environment in a way to let the compose provider communicate transparently with the local Podman socket. The specified options as well the command and argument are passed directly to the compose provider.
L10: The default compose providers are `docker-compose` and `podman-compose`. If installed, `docker-compose` takes precedence since it is the original implementation of the Compose specification and is widely used on the supported platforms (i.e., Linux, Mac OS, Windows).
L11: If you want to change the default behavior or have a custom installation path for your provider of choice, please change the `compose_provider` field in `containers.conf(5)`. You may also set the `PODMAN_COMPOSE_PROVIDER` environment variable.
L12: # OPTIONS【3†¶】
L13: 
L14: To see supported options of the installed compose provider, please run `podman compose --help`.
L15: 
L16: # SEE ALSO【4†¶】
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L8: 【1†Manuals】
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L10:   * 【2†Get started】
L11:   * 【3†Guides】
L12:   * 【4†Reference】
L13: 
L14:   *   *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *       *       *         * 【5†Manage swarm security with public key infrastructure (PKI)】
L15:     *     *   *   *   *   *     *     *     *     *     *   * # Install the Docker Compose plugin
L16: Table of contents
L17: 
L18:   * 【6†Install using the repository】
L19:     * 【7†Update Docker Compose】
L20:   * 【8†Install the plugin manually】
L21:   * 【9†What&#39;s next?】
L22: 
L23: * * *
L24: 
L25: This page contains instructions on how to install the Docker Compose plugin on Linux from the command line.
L26: 
L27: To install the Docker Compose plugin on Linux, you can either:
L28: 
L29:   * 【6†Set up Docker&#39;s repository on your Linux system】.
L30:   * 【8†Install manually】.
L31: &gt; Note
L32: &gt;
L33: &gt; These instructions assume you already have Docker Engine and Docker CLI installed and now want to install the Docker Compose plugin.
L34: ## 【6†Install using the repository】
L35: 
L36:   1. Set up the repository. Find distribution-specific instructions in:
L37: 
L38: 【10†Ubuntu】 | 【11†CentOS】 | 【12†Debian】 | 【13†Raspberry Pi OS】 | 【14†Fedora】 | 【15†RHEL】.
L39: 
L40:   2. Update the package index, and install the latest version of Docker Compose:
L41: 
L42:      * For Ubuntu and Debian, run:
L43: 
L44:         `$ sudo apt-get update
L45:         $ sudo apt-get install docker-compose-plugin
L46:         `
L47:      * For RPM-based distributions, run:
L48: 
L49:         `$ sudo yum update
L50:         $ sudo yum install docker-compose-plugin
L51:         `
L52: 
L53:   3. Verify that Docker Compose is installed correctly by checking the version.
L54: 
L55:     `$ docker compose version
L56:     `
L57: ### 【7†Update Docker Compose】
L58: 
L59: To update the Docker Compose plugin, run the following commands:
L60: 
L61:   * For Ubuntu and Debian, run:
L62: 
L63:     `$ sudo apt-get update
L64:     $ sudo apt-get install docker-compose-plugin
L65:     `
L66: 
L67:   * For RPM-based distributions, run:
L68: 
L69:     `$ sudo yum update
L70:     $ sudo yum install docker-compose-plugin
L71:     `
L72: ## 【8†Install the plugin manually】
L73: 
L74: &gt; Warning
L75: &gt;
L76: &gt; Manual installations don’t auto-update. For ease of maintenance, use the Docker repository method.
L77: 
L78:   1. To download and install the Docker Compose CLI plugin, run:
L79: 
L80:     `$ DOCKER_CONFIG=${DOCKER_CONFIG:-$HOME/.docker}
L81:     $ mkdir -p $DOCKER_CONFIG/cli-plugins
L82:     $ curl -SL https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v5.6.0/docker-compose-linux-x86_64 -o $DOCKER_CONFIG/cli-plugins/docker-compose
L83:     `
L84: This command downloads and installs the latest release of Docker Compose for the active user under `$HOME` directory.
L85: 
L86: To install:
L87:      * Docker Compose for all users on your system, replace `~/.docker/cli-plugins` with `/usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins`.
L88:      * A different version of Compose, substitute `v5.6.0` with the version of Compose you want to use.
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L90:   2. Apply executable permissions to the binary:
L91: 
L92:     `$ chmod +x $DOCKER_CONFIG/cli-plugins/docker-compose
L93:     `
L94: or, if you chose to install Compose for all users:
L95: 
L96:     `$ sudo chmod +x /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-compose
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<title>podman-compose — Podman documentation</title>
<location>https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-compose.1.html</location>
<excerpt>citeturn0search0 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: 4 days ago; podman compose is a thin wrapper around an external compose provider such as docker-compose or podman-compose.
# NAME¶

podman-compose - Run Compose workloads via an external compose provider

# SYNOPSIS¶

podman compose [options] [command [arg …]]

# DESCRIPTION¶

podman compose is a thin wrapper around an external compose provider such as docker-compose or podman-compose. This means that `podman compose` is executing another tool that implements the compose functionality but sets up the environment in a way to let the compose provider communicate transparently with the local Podman socket. The specified options as well as the command and argument are passed directly to the compose provider.

The default compose providers are `docker-compose` and `podman-compose`. If installed, `docker-compose` takes precedence since it is the original implementation of the Compose specification and is widely used on the supported platforms (i.e., Linux, Mac OS, Windows).

If you want to change the default behavior or have a custom installation path for your provider of choice, please change the `compose_providers` field in the `[engine]` table of `containers.conf(5)` to `compose_providers = [&quot;/path/to/provider&quot;]`. You may also set the `PODMAN_COMPOSE_PROVIDER` environment variable.

By default, `podman compose` will emit a warning saying that it executes an external command. This warning can be disabled by setting `compose_warning_logs` to false in the `[engine]` table of `containers.conf(5)` or setting the `PODMAN_COMPOSE_WARNING_LOGS` environment variable to false. See the man page for `containers.conf(5)` for more information.

# OPTIONS¶

To see supported options of the installed compose provider, please run `podman compose --help`.

# SEE ALSO¶

podman(1), containers.conf(5)</excerpt>
</source>
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<title>Install the Docker Compose plugin | Docker Docs</title>
<location>https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/linux/?trk=article-ssr-frontend-pulse_little-text-block</location>
<excerpt>citeturn0search6 [wordlim: 200] Published: 5 months ago; Crawled: 4 days ago; This page contains instructions on how to install the Docker Compose plugin on Linux from the command line. ...     $ curl -SL https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v5.6.0/docker-compose-linux-x86_64 -o $DOCKER_CONFIG/cli-plugins/docker-compose
    *     *   *   *   *   *     *     *     *     *     *   * # Install the Docker Compose plugin


This page contains instructions on how to install the Docker Compose plugin on Linux from the command line.

To install the Docker Compose plugin on Linux, you can either:

  * Set up Docker&#39;s repository on your Linux system.
  * Install manually.

&gt; Note
&gt; 
&gt; These instructions assume you already have Docker Engine and Docker CLI installed and now want to install the Docker Compose plugin.

## Install using the repository

  1. Set up the repository. Find distribution-specific instructions in:

Ubuntu | CentOS | Debian | Raspberry Pi OS | Fedora | RHEL.

  2. Update the package index, and install the latest version of Docker Compose:

     * For Ubuntu and Debian, run:
        
        `$ sudo apt-get update
        $ sudo apt-get install docker-compose-plugin
        `

     * For RPM-based distributions, run:
        
        `$ sudo yum update
        $ sudo yum install docker-compose-plugin
        `

  3. Verify that Docker Compose is installed correctly by checking the version.
    
    `$ docker compose version
    `

### Update Docker Compose

To update the Docker Compose plugin, run the following commands:

  * For Ubuntu and Debian, run:
    
    `$ sudo apt-get update
    $ sudo apt-get install docker-compose-plugin
    `

  * For RPM-based distributions, run:
    
    `$ sudo yum update
    $ sudo yum install docker-compose-plugin
    `

## Install the plugin manually

&gt; Warning
&gt; 
&gt; Manual installations don’t auto-update. For ease of maintenance, use the Docker repository method.

  1. To download and install the Docker Compose CLI plugin, run:
    
    `$ DOCKER_CONFIG=${DOCKER_CONFIG:-$HOME/.docker}
    $ mkdir -p $DOCKER_CONFIG/cli-plugins
    $ curl -SL https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v5.6.0/docker-compose-linux-x86_64 -o $DOCKER_CONFIG/cli-plugins/docker-compose
    `

This command downloads and installs the latest release of Docker Compose for the active user under `$HOME` directory.

To install:

     * Docker Compose for all users on your system, replace `~/.docker/cli-plugins` with `/usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins`.
     * A different version of Compose, substitute `v5.6.0` with the version of Compose you want to use.
     * For a different architecture, substitute `x86_64` with the architecture you want.
  2. Apply executable permissions to the binary:
    
    `$ chmod +x $DOCKER_CONFIG/cli-plugins/docker-compose
    `

or, if you chose to install Compose for all users:
    
    `$ sudo chmod +x /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-compose
    `

  3. Test the installation.
    
    `$ docker compose version
    `

## What&#39;s next?

  * Understand how Compose works
  * Try the Quickstart guide</excerpt>
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<location>https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-compose.1.html</location>
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# NAME¶

podman-compose - Run Compose workloads via an external compose provider

# SYNOPSIS¶

podman compose [options] [command [arg …]]

# DESCRIPTION¶

podman compose is a thin wrapper around an external compose provider such as docker-compose or podman-compose. This means that `podman compose` is executing another tool that implements the compose functionality but sets up the environment in a way to let the compose provider communicate transparently with the local Podman socket. The specified options as well as the command and argument are passed directly to the compose provider.

The default compose providers are `docker-compose` and `podman-compose`. If installed, `docker-compose` takes precedence since it is the original implementation of the Compose specification and is widely used on the supported platforms (i.e., Linux, Mac OS, Windows).

If you want to change the default behavior or have a custom installation path for your provider of choice, please change the `compose_providers` field in the `[engine]` table of `containers.conf(5)` to `compose_providers = [&quot;/path/to/provider&quot;]`. You may also set the `PODMAN_COMPOSE_PROVIDER` environment variable.

By default, `podman compose` will emit a warning saying that it executes an external command. This warning can be disabled by setting `compose_warning_logs` to false in the `[engine]` table of `containers.conf(5)` or setting the `PODMAN_COMPOSE_WARNING_LOGS` environment variable to false. See the man page for `containers.conf(5)` for more information.

# OPTIONS¶

To see supported options of the installed compose provider, please run `podman compose --help`.

# SEE ALSO¶

podman(1), containers.conf(5)</excerpt>
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- 1: https://docs.podman.io/en/v4.9.0/markdown/podman-compose.1.html
- 2: https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/linux/?trk=article-ssr-frontend-pulse_little-text-block
- 3: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-compose.1.html?utm_source=openai

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# NAME¶

podman-compose - Run Compose workloads via an external compose provider

# SYNOPSIS¶

podman compose [options] [command [arg …]]

# DESCRIPTION¶

podman compose is a thin wrapper around an external compose provider such as docker-compose or podman-compose. This means that `podman compose` is executing another tool that implements the compose functionality but sets up the environment in a way to let the compose provider communicate transparently with the local Podman socket. The specified options as well as the command and argument are passed directly to the compose provider.

The default compose providers are `docker-compose` and `podman-compose`. If installed, `docker-compose` takes precedence since it is the original implementation of the Compose specification and is widely used on the supported platforms (i.e., Linux, Mac OS, Windows).

If you want to change the default behavior or have a custom installation path for your provider of choice, please change the `compose_providers` field in the `[engine]` table of `containers.conf(5)` to `compose_providers = [&quot;/path/to/provider&quot;]`. You may also set the `PODMAN_COMPOSE_PROVIDER` environment variable.

By default, `podman compose` will emit a warning saying that it executes an external command. This warning can be disabled by setting `compose_warning_logs` to false in the `[engine]` table of `containers.conf(5)` or setting the `PODMAN_COMPOSE_WARNING_LOGS` environment variable to false. See the man page for `containers.conf(5)` for more information.

# OPTIONS¶

To see supported options of the installed compose provider, please run `podman compose --help`.

# SEE ALSO¶

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if err := composeProviderExec(args, &amp;stdout, io.Discard, false); err != nil {

// Ignore errors since some providers may not expose a __complete command.

return nil, cobra.ShellCompDirectiveError

}

var num int

output := strings.Split(strings.TrimRight(stdout.String(), &quot;\n&quot;), &quot;\n&quot;)

if len(output) &gt;= 1 {

if lastLine := output[len(output)-1]; strings.HasPrefix(lastLine, &quot;:&quot;) {

var err error

if num, err = strconv.Atoi(lastLine[1:]); err != nil {

return nil, cobra.ShellCompDirectiveError

}

output = output[:len(output)-1]

}

}

return output, cobra.ShellCompDirective(num)

}

// composeProvider provides the name of or absolute path to the compose

// provider (i.e., the external binary such as docker-compose).

func composeProvider() (string, error) {

if value, ok := os.LookupEnv(&quot;PODMAN_COMPOSE_PROVIDER&quot;); ok {

return value, nil

}

candidates := registry.PodmanConfig().ContainersConfDefaultsRO.Engine.ComposeProviders.Get()

if len(candidates) == 0 {

return &quot;&quot;, errors.New(&quot;no compose provider specified, please refer to `man podman-compose` for details&quot;)

}

lookupErrors := make([]error, 0, len(candidates))

for _, candidate := range candidates {

path, err := exec.LookPath(os.ExpandEnv(candidate))

if err == nil {

// First specified provider &quot;candidate&quot; wins.

logrus.Debugf(&quot;Found compose provider %q&quot;, path)

return path, nil

}

logrus.Debugf(&quot;Error looking up compose provider %q: %v&quot;, candidate, err)

lookupErrors = append(lookupErrors, err)

}

return &quot;&quot;, fmt.Errorf(&quot;looking up compose provider failed\n%w&quot;, errorhandling.JoinErrors(lookupErrors))

}

// composeDockerHost returns the value to be set in the DOCKER_HOST environment

// variable.

func composeDockerHost() (string, error) {

if value, ok := os.LookupEnv(&quot;DOCKER_HOST&quot;); ok {

return value, nil

}

// For local clients (Linux/FreeBSD), use the default API

// address.

if !registry.IsRemote() {

return registry.DefaultAPIAddress(), nil

}

conf := registry.PodmanConfig()

if conf.URI == &quot;&quot; {

switch runtime.GOOS {

// If no default connection is set on Linux or FreeBSD,

// we just use the local socket by default - just as

// the remote client does.

case &quot;linux&quot;, &quot;freebsd&quot;:

</excerpt>
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<title>Install the Docker Compose plugin | Docker Docs</title>
<location>https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/linux/?trk=article-ssr-frontend-pulse_little-text-block</location>
<excerpt>citeturn0search4 [wordlim: 200] Published: 5 months ago; Crawled: 4 days ago; This page contains instructions on how to install the Docker Compose plugin on Linux from the command line. ... Ubuntu | CentOS | Debian | Raspberry Pi OS | Fedora | RHEL. ... Update the package index, and install the latest version of Docker Compose:
    *     *   *   *   *   *     *     *     *     *     *   * # Install the Docker Compose plugin


This page contains instructions on how to install the Docker Compose plugin on Linux from the command line.

To install the Docker Compose plugin on Linux, you can either:

  * Set up Docker&#39;s repository on your Linux system.
  * Install manually.

&gt; Note
&gt; 
&gt; These instructions assume you already have Docker Engine and Docker CLI installed and now want to install the Docker Compose plugin.

## Install using the repository

  1. Set up the repository. Find distribution-specific instructions in:

Ubuntu | CentOS | Debian | Raspberry Pi OS | Fedora | RHEL.

  2. Update the package index, and install the latest version of Docker Compose:

     * For Ubuntu and Debian, run:
        
        `$ sudo apt-get update
        $ sudo apt-get install docker-compose-plugin
        `

     * For RPM-based distributions, run:
        
        `$ sudo yum update
        $ sudo yum install docker-compose-plugin
        `

  3. Verify that Docker Compose is installed correctly by checking the version.
    
    `$ docker compose version
    `

### Update Docker Compose

To update the Docker Compose plugin, run the following commands:

  * For Ubuntu and Debian, run:
    
    `$ sudo apt-get update
    $ sudo apt-get install docker-compose-plugin
    `

  * For RPM-based distributions, run:
    
    `$ sudo yum update
    $ sudo yum install docker-compose-plugin
    `
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<excerpt>citeturn1search3 [wordlim: 200] Published: 5 months ago; Crawled: 4 days ago; Update the package index, and install the latest version of Docker Compose: ... To download and install the Docker Compose CLI plugin, run: ...      * Docker Compose for all users on your system, replace `~/.docker/cli-plugins` with `/usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins`.

## Install the plugin manually

&gt; Warning
&gt; 
&gt; Manual installations don’t auto-update. For ease of maintenance, use the Docker repository method.

  1. To download and install the Docker Compose CLI plugin, run:
    
    `$ DOCKER_CONFIG=${DOCKER_CONFIG:-$HOME/.docker}
    $ mkdir -p $DOCKER_CONFIG/cli-plugins
    $ curl -SL https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v5.6.0/docker-compose-linux-x86_64 -o $DOCKER_CONFIG/cli-plugins/docker-compose
    `

This command downloads and installs the latest release of Docker Compose for the active user under `$HOME` directory.

To install:

     * Docker Compose for all users on your system, replace `~/.docker/cli-plugins` with `/usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins`.
     * A different version of Compose, substitute `v5.6.0` with the version of Compose you want to use.
     * For a different architecture, substitute `x86_64` with the architecture you want.
  2. Apply executable permissions to the binary:
    
    `$ chmod +x $DOCKER_CONFIG/cli-plugins/docker-compose
    `

or, if you chose to install Compose for all users:
    
    `$ sudo chmod +x /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-compose
    `

  3. Test the installation.
    
    `$ docker compose version
    `

## What&#39;s next?

  * Understand how Compose works
  * Try the Quickstart guide</excerpt>
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- 2: https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/dists/noble/pool/stable/amd64/?utm_source=openai
- 3: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-compose.1.html?utm_source=openai
- 4: https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/blob/main/cmd/podman/compose.go?utm_source=openai

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set -eu
base='https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/dists/noble'
tmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
trap 'rm -rf "$tmpdir"' EXIT
curl -fsSL "$base/stable/binary-amd64/Packages.gz" -o "$tmpdir/Packages.gz"
python3 - "$tmpdir/Packages.gz" "$tmpdir/package.deb" <<'PY'
import gzip
import pathlib
import sys
import urllib.request

packages = gzip.open(sys.argv[1], "rt", encoding="utf-8").read().split("\n\n")
record = next(
    block for block in packages
    if block.startswith("Package: docker-compose-plugin\n")
    and "\nArchitecture: amd64\n" in block
)
filename = next(line.split(": ", 1)[1] for line in record.splitlines() if line.startswith("Filename: "))
print(record)
urllib.request.urlretrieve(
    "https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/" + filename,
    sys.argv[2],
)
PY
printf '\nPackage contents:\n'
dpkg-deb -c "$tmpdir/package.deb" | grep -E '/(docker-compose|compose)$' || true

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set -eu
base='https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/dists/noble'
tmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
trap 'rm -rf "$tmpdir"' EXIT
curl -fsSL "$base/stable/binary-amd64/Packages.gz" -o "$tmpdir/Packages.gz"
python3 - "$tmpdir/Packages.gz" "$tmpdir/package.deb" <<'PY'
import gzip
import sys
import urllib.request

records = gzip.open(sys.argv[1], "rt", encoding="utf-8").read().split("\n\n")
record = next(
    block for block in records
    if block.startswith("Package: docker-compose-plugin\n")
    and "\nArchitecture: amd64\n" in block
)
filename = next(
    line.split(": ", 1)[1]
    for line in record.splitlines()
    if line.startswith("Filename: ")
)
urllib.request.urlretrieve(
    "https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/" + filename,
    sys.argv[2],
)
PY
printf 'Archive members:\n'
ar t "$tmpdir/package.deb"
printf '\nInstalled paths:\n'
data_member=$(ar t "$tmpdir/package.deb" | grep '^data\.tar')
ar p "$tmpdir/package.deb" "$data_member" | tar -tJf - | grep -E '/(docker-compose|compose)$'

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set -eu
base='https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/dists/noble'
tmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
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curl -fsSL "$base/stable/binary-amd64/Packages.gz" -o "$tmpdir/Packages.gz"
python3 - "$tmpdir/Packages.gz" "$tmpdir/package.deb" <<'PY'
import gzip
import sys
import urllib.request

records = gzip.open(sys.argv[1], "rt", encoding="utf-8").read().split("\n\n")
record = next(
    block for block in records
    if block.startswith("Package: docker-compose-plugin\n")
    and "\nArchitecture: amd64\n" in block
)
filename = next(
    line.split(": ", 1)[1]
    for line in record.splitlines()
    if line.startswith("Filename: ")
)
urllib.request.urlretrieve(
    "https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/" + filename,
    sys.argv[2],
)
PY
python3 - "$tmpdir/package.deb" <<'PY'
import io
import lzma
import pathlib
import sys
import tarfile

data = pathlib.Path(sys.argv[1]).read_bytes()
assert data.startswith(b"!<arch>\n")
offset = 8
while offset < len(data):
    header = data[offset:offset + 60]
    offset += 60
    name = header[:16].decode("ascii").strip().rstrip("/")
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            for member in archive:
                if member.name.endswith("/docker-compose") or member.name.endswith("/docker-compose/"):
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base='https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/dists/noble'
tmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
trap 'rm -rf "$tmpdir"' EXIT
curl -fsSL "$base/stable/binary-amd64/Packages.gz" -o "$tmpdir/Packages.gz"
python3 - "$tmpdir/Packages.gz" "$tmpdir/package.deb" <<'PY'
import gzip
import sys
import urllib.request

records = gzip.open(sys.argv[1], "rt", encoding="utf-8").read().split("\n\n")
record = next(
    block for block in records
    if block.startswith("Package: docker-compose-plugin\n")
    and "\nArchitecture: amd64\n" in block
)
filename = next(
    line.split(": ", 1)[1]
    for line in record.splitlines()
    if line.startswith("Filename: ")
)
urllib.request.urlretrieve(
    "https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/" + filename,
    sys.argv[2],
)
PY
python3 - "$tmpdir/package.deb" <<'PY'
import io
import lzma
import pathlib
import sys
import tarfile

data = pathlib.Path(sys.argv[1]).read_bytes()
assert data.startswith(b"!<arch>\n")
offset = 8
while offset < len(data):
    header = data[offset:offset + 60]
    offset += 60
    name = header[:16].decode("ascii").strip().rstrip("/")
    size = int(header[48:58].decode("ascii").strip())
    payload = data[offset:offset + size]
    offset += size
    if offset % 2:
        offset += 1
    if name == "data.tar.xz":
        compressed = lzma.LZMAFile(io.BytesIO(payload))
        with tarfile.open(fileobj=compressed, mode="r|") as archive:
            for member in archive:
                if member.name.endswith("/docker-compose") or member.name.endswith("/docker-compose/"):
                    print(member.name)
        break
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Configure the Docker Compose plugin as Podman’s provider.

podman compose searches for an external docker-compose or podman-compose provider. The workflow installs Docker’s plugin at a CLI-plugin path, but does not configure that path for Podman. The podman compose version check can therefore fail before the non-interactive install starts.

Suggested fix 
           sudo apt-get install -y podman docker-compose-plugin
+          compose_provider=$(dpkg -L docker-compose-plugin | awk '/\/docker-compose$/ { print; exit }')
+          test -x "$compose_provider"
+          export PODMAN_COMPOSE_PROVIDER="$compose_provider"
+          echo "PODMAN_COMPOSE_PROVIDER=$compose_provider" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
           podman_version=$(podman --version | awk '{print $3}')
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podman:
name: Podman / ubuntu-latest / Node 22.23.0
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
timeout-minutes: 30
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
with:
persist-credentials: false
- uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
with:
node-version: "22.23.0"
cache: npm
- name: Install Podman and docker-compose provider
run: |
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y ca-certificates curl gnupg lsb-release
sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y podman docker-compose-plugin
podman_version=$(podman --version | awk '{print $3}')
echo "Podman version: $podman_version"
required="4.9.0"
if [ "$(printf '%s\n' "$required" "$podman_version" | sort -V | head -n1)" != "$required" ]; then
echo "Podman $podman_version is older than required $required"
exit 1
fi
podman compose version
- name: Install workspace dependencies
run: npm ci
podman:
name: Podman / ubuntu-latest / Node 22.23.0
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
timeout-minutes: 30
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
with:
persist-credentials: false
- uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
with:
node-version: "22.23.0"
cache: npm
- name: Install Podman and docker-compose provider
run: |
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y ca-certificates curl gnupg lsb-release
sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y podman docker-compose-plugin
compose_provider=$(dpkg -L docker-compose-plugin | awk '/\/docker-compose$/ { print; exit }')
test -x "$compose_provider"
export PODMAN_COMPOSE_PROVIDER="$compose_provider"
echo "PODMAN_COMPOSE_PROVIDER=$compose_provider" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
podman_version=$(podman --version | awk '{print $3}')
echo "Podman version: $podman_version"
required="4.9.0"
if [ "$(printf '%s\n' "$required" "$podman_version" | sort -V | head -n1)" != "$required" ]; then
echo "Podman $podman_version is older than required $required"
exit 1
fi
podman compose version
- name: Install workspace dependencies
run: npm ci
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Review comment at @.github/workflows/platform-matrix.yml around lines 60 - 94:
In the “Install Podman and docker-compose provider” step, configure Podman to
use the installed Docker Compose plugin by resolving its executable path and
setting PODMAN_COMPOSE_PROVIDER for both the current step and subsequent
workflow steps; verify the resolved path is executable before running `podman
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- name: Non-interactive install with Podman (small profile)
env:
SPACEAPP_HOME: ${{ runner.temp }}/spaceapp-podman-ci
run: |
node packages/run-spaceapp/bin/spaceapp.mjs install \
--engine podman \
--profile small \
--non-interactive \
--answers '{"confirm":true,"profile":"small","access":"isolated","engine":"podman","companions":false,"telemetry":false,"open":false}'

- name: Wait for /readyz
env:
SPACEAPP_HOME: ${{ runner.temp }}/spaceapp-podman-ci
run: |
for _ in {1..60}; do
if curl -fsS http://127.0.0.1:4911/readyz | grep -q '"ok":true'; then
echo "SpaceApp is ready"
exit 0
fi
sleep 5
done
echo "SpaceApp did not become ready"
node packages/run-spaceapp/bin/spaceapp.mjs logs
exit 1

- name: Doctor with Podman
env:
SPACEAPP_HOME: ${{ runner.temp }}/spaceapp-podman-ci
run: node packages/run-spaceapp/bin/spaceapp.mjs doctor

- name: Backup with Podman
env:
SPACEAPP_HOME: ${{ runner.temp }}/spaceapp-podman-ci
run: node packages/run-spaceapp/bin/spaceapp.mjs backup

- name: Uninstall with purge
env:
SPACEAPP_HOME: ${{ runner.temp }}/spaceapp-podman-ci
run: |
node packages/run-spaceapp/bin/spaceapp.mjs uninstall --purge-data --non-interactive --answers '{"purgeConfirm":"DELETE"}'

- name: Assert no installation residue
env:
SPACEAPP_HOME: ${{ runner.temp }}/spaceapp-podman-ci
run: |
if podman ps -a --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -q "spaceapp-"; then
echo "Unexpected containers remain:"
podman ps -a
exit 1
fi
if podman volume ls --format '{{.Name}}' | grep -q "spaceapp-"; then
echo "Unexpected volumes remain:"
podman volume ls
exit 1
fi
rm -rf "$SPACEAPP_HOME"
if [ -d "$SPACEAPP_HOME" ]; then
echo "Unexpected residue: $SPACEAPP_HOME"
find "$SPACEAPP_HOME" -maxdepth 2
exit 1
fi
echo "No installation residue"
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- **Hardware**:
- Minimum (`small` profile): 4 CPU cores, 8 GB-class RAM (at least 7 GiB reported by the operating system), 6.5 GiB free disk.
- `large` profile (adds the managed browser): 8 CPU cores, 15 GiB RAM, 11 GiB free disk.
- **Docker**: If Docker is not installed, the installer automatically installs official Docker Desktop (Windows/macOS) or Docker Engine (Linux).
- **Container Engine**: **Docker** (default) or rootless **Podman** (Podman ≥ 5.0.0). If Docker is not installed and no engine is specified, the installer automatically installs official Docker Desktop (Windows/macOS) or Docker Engine (Linux). When Podman is installed, select it using `--engine podman` (or via the interactive installer). Rootless Podman requires cgroup v2 on Linux; macOS runs Podman via a Podman machine. Note that `--access host-root` is restricted to Docker on Linux.

### Run the Installation Command

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# Getting started

SpaceApp packages its application services and redistributable AI coding CLIs
in Docker. The host needs Node.js only for the small `spaceapp` launcher,
in container images orchestrated via Docker or rootless Podman. The host needs Node.js only for the small `spaceapp` launcher,
and enough resources for the stack. The launcher installs and starts Docker
automatically when it is missing.
automatically when it is missing, or can use an existing rootless Podman installation.

## Requirements

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explains that the group grants root-level privileges, adds the user
automatically, and continues in the same command.

### Rootless Podman on Linux

To install using rootless Podman instead of Docker:

```bash
npx --yes run-spaceapp@latest install --engine podman
```

Requirements for Podman on Linux:
- Podman >= 5.0.0 and the `docker-compose-plugin` provider (`podman compose`).
- cgroup v2 with cpu and memory delegation enabled.
- Bind mounts (`workspace add`) automatically configure SELinux container labels (`:z`).

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Scope the SELinux note to owner workspace mounts.

The shared mounts definition uses multiple services and should use :z. Per-user mounts from bind are mounted only into the matching CLI container and should retain private :Z. Clarify this distinction instead of changing the documentation to imply that every workspace add mount uses :z.

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--- "a/docs/getting-started.md"
+++ "b/docs/getting-started.md"
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 Requirements for Podman on Linux:
 - Podman >= 4.9.0 (Podman >= 5 recommended) and the `docker-compose-plugin` provider (`podman compose`).
 - cgroup v2 with cpu and memory delegation enabled.
-- Bind mounts (`workspace add`) automatically configure SELinux container labels (`:z`).
+- Owner bind mounts (`workspace add`) automatically configure the shared SELinux container label (`:z`). Per-user workspace mounts use a private label (`:Z`).
 - Note: `--access host-root` requires Docker and cannot be used with Podman.
 
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- Bind mounts (`workspace add`) automatically configure SELinux container labels (`:z`).
- Owner bind mounts (`workspace add`) automatically configure the shared SELinux container label (`:z`). Per-user workspace mounts use a private label (`:Z`).
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Update the SELinux note for `workspace add` to distinguish owner bind mounts in
the shared `mounts` definition, which use `:z`, from per-user mounts configured
through `bind`, which use private `:Z`; do not imply that all workspace mounts
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- Note: `--access host-root` requires Docker and cannot be used with Podman.

## macOS

Install Node.js 20.11 or newer, then run in Terminal:
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# run-spaceapp

Cross-platform Docker launcher for SpaceApp.
Cross-platform container launcher for SpaceApp. The default engine is Docker;
Podman is also supported on Linux and on macOS through a Podman machine.

Run the same command in Linux, macOS, or Windows 11 Command Prompt:

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credential-free config so Docker Desktop's graphical credential helper is never
invoked outside an interactive logon.

### Container engine selection

Docker is the default engine. To use Podman instead, install Podman (>= 5.0)
and a Compose v2 provider such as `docker-compose-plugin`, then run:

```bash
npx --yes run-spaceapp@latest install --engine podman
```

On Linux, Podman runs rootless by default and works with the `small` profile
on a 4 CPU / 7 GiB system. Host-root access is not available with Podman
because rootless containers cannot safely expose the entire host root
filesystem; use `--access isolated` (the default) or switch to Docker.

On macOS, Podman requires a running Podman machine with at least 4 CPUs,
7 GiB memory and 15 GiB disk. The install wizard detects the machine and
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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Correct the macOS Podman machine disk minimum.

A machine with the documented 15 GiB of disk fails diagnosePodmanMachine, which requires at least 20 GiB even for the small profile. State the enforced minimum so users do not provision a machine that the installer rejects. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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--- "a/packages/run-spaceapp/README.md"
+++ "b/packages/run-spaceapp/README.md"
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
 because rootless containers cannot safely expose the entire host root
 filesystem; use `--access isolated` (the default) or switch to Docker.
 
-On macOS, Podman requires a running Podman machine with at least 4 CPUs,
-7 GiB memory and 15 GiB disk. The install wizard detects the machine and
+On macOS, Podman requires a running Podman machine with at least 4 CPUs,
+7 GiB memory and 20 GiB disk for the small profile. The install wizard detects the machine and
 reports its resources; if they are too small it prints the exact
 `podman machine set` command to resize it.
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On macOS, Podman requires a running Podman machine with at least 4 CPUs,
7 GiB memory and 15 GiB disk. The install wizard detects the machine and
On macOS, Podman requires a running Podman machine with at least 4 CPUs,
7 GiB memory and 20 GiB disk for the small profile. The install wizard detects the machine and
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Review comment at @packages/run-spaceapp/README.md around lines 58 - 59:
Update the macOS Podman requirements in the README to state the enforced minimum
of 20 GiB disk for the small profile, replacing the outdated 15 GiB figure; keep
the documented CPU and memory requirements unchanged and align the wording with
diagnosePodmanMachine.

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reports its resources; if they are too small it prints the exact
`podman machine set` command to resize it.

The launcher selects `small`, `medium`, or `large` automatically using CPU,
RAM and free disk. Docker's CPU and RAM allocation is checked as well.

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],
"scripts": {
"test": "node --test tests/*.test.mjs",
"check": "node --check bin/spaceapp.mjs && node --check src/package-info.mjs && node --check src/index.mjs && node --check src/cli.mjs && node --check src/storage.mjs && node --check src/telemetry.mjs && node --check src/prerequisites.mjs",
"check": "node --check bin/spaceapp.mjs && node --check src/package-info.mjs && node --check src/index.mjs && node --check src/cli.mjs && node --check src/storage.mjs && node --check src/telemetry.mjs && node --check src/prerequisites.mjs && node --check src/engine.mjs",
"pack:dry-run": "npm pack --dry-run"
},
"repository": {
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