Podmanager - VSCode Extension

Podmanager is an Visual Studio Code extension designed to help you manage Podman containers, images, volumes, and networks directly from the VSCode interface.

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• Website
• Documentation
• Sponsorship
• GitHub Repository

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Features

• Manage Podman Resources: Comprehensive management of containers, images, volumes, networks, and pods.
• Podman Machine Control:
  • Start and stop your Podman machine directly from VSCode
  • Machine status monitoring
  • Configurable machine name support
• Container Management:
  • Start, stop, and restart containers
  • Delete containers with force option
  • Interactive terminal access to containers
  • View container logs in real-time
  • Execute commands in containers
• Image Management:
  • Build images from Dockerfile
  • Remove images with force option
  • Prune dangling images
  • Prune all unused images
  • Prune builder cache
• Volume Management:
  • Create new volumes
  • Delete volumes with force option
  • View volume details
• Network Management:
  • Create new networks
  • Delete networks with force option
  • View network details
• Pod Management:
  • Start, stop, and restart pods
  • Delete pods with force option
  • View pod details and status
• Docker/Podman Compose Support:
  • Up, down, start, stop, and restart compose services
  • Support for both docker-compose.yml and docker-compose.yaml
  • Project name detection
  • Multiple compose file support
  • Configurable compose command style
  • Remote compose support
• Tools and Utilities:
  • Quick access tools menu
  • Customizable Podman path
  • Status bar integration
  • Error handling with copy-to-clipboard support
  • Collapsible tree view
  • Auto-refresh capability

Installation

1. Install Podmanager: Open the Extensions view in VSCode (Ctrl+Shift+X), search for "Podmanager", and install the extension.
2. Ensure Podman is installed: Make sure you have Podman installed on your system and accessible via your command line.

Getting Started

Once the extension is installed:

1. Activate the Extension: The extension will automatically activate when VSCode starts.
2. Open the Podmanager Sidebar: Click on the Podmanager icon in the activity bar on the left side to open the Podmanager sidebar.
3. Manage Your Resources: Use the Podmanager view to interact with your containers, images, volumes, and networks.

Available Commands

General Commands

• Refresh View: Refresh the entire Podman resources view
• Refresh Overview: Update the overview section
• Open Tools Menu: Access quick tools and actions
• Reset Podman Path: Reset Podman path to default
• Collapse All: Collapse all expandable elements in the tree view

Machine Management

• Start Podman Machine: Start the configured Podman machine
• Stop Podman Machine: Stop the running Podman machine

Container Commands

• Create Container: Create a new container
• Start Container: Start a stopped container
• Stop Container: Stop a running container
• Restart Container: Restart a container
• Delete Container: Remove a container
• Open in Terminal: Open an interactive terminal in a container
• View Container Logs: View real-time container logs

Image Commands

• Build Image: Build an image from a Dockerfile
• Delete Image: Remove an image
• Prune Images: Remove all dangling images
• Prune All Images: Remove all unused images
• Prune Builder Cache: Clear the Podman builder cache

Volume Commands

• Create Volume: Create a new volume
• Delete Volume: Remove a volume

Network Commands

• Create Network: Create a new network
• Delete Network: Remove a network

Pod Commands

• Start Pod: Start a pod
• Stop Pod: Stop a running pod
• Restart Pod: Restart a pod
• Delete Pod: Remove a pod

Compose Commands

• Compose Up: Create and start compose services
• Compose Down: Stop and remove compose services
• Compose Start: Start existing compose services
• Compose Stop: Stop running compose services
• Compose Restart: Restart compose services

Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome! Feel free to check the Issues page to report bugs or request features.