Build a Podman image, enable lingering for user alex, generate a systemd unit for a...

Solution:

podman build -t myimage -f Containerfile .

loginctl enable-linger alex

cd ~/.config/systemd/user/

podman generate systemd --name mycontainer --files --new

systemctl --user daemon-reload

systemctl --user enable --now container-mycontainer.service

Detailed Explanation:

podman build creates the container image.

loginctl enable-linger alex allows user services to keep running without an active login session.

podman generate systemd creates a systemd unit file for the container.

systemctl --user manages the unit in the user session scope.

On newer Podman releases, behavior and defaults have changed in RHEL 10, but the lab’s workflow is still conceptually valid.