podman/docs/source/markdown/podman-machine-init.1.md

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NAME

podman-machine-init - Initialize a new virtual machine

SYNOPSIS

podman machine init [options] [name]

DESCRIPTION

Initialize a new virtual machine for Podman.

Podman on MacOS requires a virtual machine. This is because containers are Linux - containers do not run on any other OS because containers' core functionality are tied to the Linux kernel.

podman machine init initializes a new Linux virtual machine where containers are run.

OPTIONS

--cpus=number

Number of CPUs.

--disk-size=number

Size of the disk for the guest VM in GB.

--ignition-path

Fully qualified path of the ignition file

--image-path

Fully qualified path of the uncompressed image file

--memory, -m=number

Memory (in MB).

--help

Print usage statement.

EXAMPLES

$ podman machine init myvm
$ podman machine init --device=/dev/xvdc:rw myvm
$ podman machine init --memory=1024 myvm

SEE ALSO

podman-machine (1)

HISTORY

March 2021, Originally compiled by Ashley Cui acui@redhat.com