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**MAC Users** After installing, you need to create and start your first Podman machine: ``` podman machine init podman machine start ``` You can then verify the installation information using: ``` podman info ``` **Images** The image is the prototype or skeleton to create a container, like a recipe to make your favorite food. **Container** A container is the environment, up and running and ready for your application. **If Image = Recipe, then Container = Cooked food.** Where to get the Image from?\ \ 1\. Docker Hub \ \ 2\. Quay.io
Managed by Red Hat, which offers both Private and Public storage for containers
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