RedHat Enterprise
Containers: Podman, Buildah, Skopeo
Build, run and manage containers the daemonless Red Hat way.
Overview
Understand containers from the ground up using Red Hat's container tools. You will run containers with Podman, build images with Buildah and Containerfiles, and inspect and copy images with Skopeo.
Course objectives
- Run, inspect and manage containers with Podman
- Build custom images with Containerfiles
- Work with registries, volumes and container networking
- Run multi-container applications
- Prepare applications for Kubernetes and OpenShift
Who it's for
- Linux users who want to understand containers properly
- Developers packaging applications
- Admins preparing for OpenShift
Prerequisites
- Comfort with the Linux command line
- RHCSA-level skills are helpful but not required
Syllabus outline
- What containers are and how they differ from VMs
- Images, registries and tags
- Rootless containers
Lab and practice approach
Every topic is practised on your own Linux machine. You containerise a small sample application step by step and run it as a service.
Why attend this course?
- Containers are now the standard way to ship software
- Podman is rootless and daemonless, ideal for secure environments
- A short, practical bridge into Kubernetes
After completing this course
Roles you can aim for
- Junior DevOps Engineer
- Application Support Engineer
- Platform Engineer (entry)
What you will be able to do
- Containerising applications
- Managing images and registries
- Debugging container issues
Certification and exam
Prepares you for the Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers exam (EX188). Certification exams are booked and taken separately with the vendor.
- Exam code
- EX188
- Format
- Hands-on, performance-based (tasks on live systems)
- Duration
- About 2.5 hours
- Validity
- 3 years
Exam details can change — always confirm current format, price and rules on the vendor's website. Exams are not included in OpenSprig training. You book and take the exam separately with the vendor, at the vendor's price.
Why learn with OpenSprig
- Live, instructor-led online sessions you can ask questions in
- Practice on real systems in every class
- Exam-objective-aligned syllabus with mock tests
- Course community group for help between classes
- Weekend-friendly 2–3 hour classes
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